Schlanders

Schlanders
Schlanders
	Comune
	Gemeinde Schlanders; Comune di Silandro
	Panorama of Schlanders
	Coat of arms
	Location of Schlanders
	Schlanders Location of Schlanders in Italy Schlanders Schlanders (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°38′N 10°46′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Göflan (Covelano), Kortsch (Corces), Nördersberg (Montetramontana), Sonnenberg (Montemezzodì), Vetzan (Vezzano)
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Pinggera (SVP)
Area [1]
• Total	115 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation	720 m (2,360 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010[2])[3]
• Total	5,990
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Schlanderser; Italian: Silandresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39028
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Schlanders (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlandɐs]; Italian: Silandro [siˈlandro]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the city of Bolzano.

Overview

Parish church in Schlanders.

Schlanders borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Laas, Mals, Martell, Schnals.

Schlanders is well known because of its church tower, 92 metres (302 ft) high, which is also the highest in South Tyrol. Another attraction is the renovated castle, which now serves as a civic hall (including a public library).

The locality was mentioned for the first time officially on 13 June 1077 in a deed of donation, where the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. handed over the town to Altwin, the Bishop of Brixen.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 94.66% of the population speak German, 5.19% Italian and 0.14% Ladin as first language.[4]

Notable people

Marian Tumler (1887–1987) an Austrian theologian and 62nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1948–1970

Sport

René Gusperti (born 1971) former swimmer, competed at the 1992 & 1996 Summer Olympics
Nicole Gius (born 1980) alpine skier, competed at the 2002 & 2010 Winter Olympics
Thomas Moriggl (born 1981) cross-country skier, competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Stefan Thanei (born 1981) freestyle skier, competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics
Barbara Moriggl (born 1982) cross-country skier and soldier
Thomas Tragust (born 1986) ice-hockey goaltender
Kevin Strobl (born 1997) badminton player

Twin towns

Trecenta, Italy

References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

External links

Media related to Schlanders at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in German and Italian)

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-3] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[4] "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.