Schlanders

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

Schlanders (Italian: Silandrocode: it is deprecated [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.

Twin towns

• Trecenta, Italy

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German) (Italian)