Kastelruth

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Location of Kastelruth

46°34′N 11°34′E / 46.567°N 11.567°E / 46.567; 11.567CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)FrazioniSeiser Alm (Alpe di Siusi), Pufels (lad. Bula, it. Bulla), Runggaditsch (lad. Roncadic, it. Roncadizza), St. Michael (San Michele Siusi), St. Oswald (Sant'Osvaldo), St. Valentin (San Valentino), St. Vigil (San Vigilio), Tagusens (Tagusa), Tisens (Tisana), Überwasser (lad. Sureghes, it. Oltretorrente)Government

• MayorCristina PallanchArea

^[1]

• Total117.8 km² (45.5 sq mi)Population

(Nov. 2010)^[2]

• Total6,456 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Demonym(s)German: Kastelruther
Italian: di CastelrottoTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39040

Dialing code0471ISTAT code021019 WebsiteOfficial website

Kastelruth (German: [ˌkastl̩ˈruˑt]; Italian: Castelrotto [kaˌstɛlˈrotto]; Ladin: Ciastel) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 6456 and an area of 117.8 square kilometres (45.5 sq mi).^[4]

Kastelruth borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Campitello di Fassa, Völs am Schlern, Lajen, Urtijëi, Waidbruck, Ritten, Santa Cristina Gherdëina and Tiers.

Frazioni

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Seiser Alm (Alpe di Siusi), Pufels (lad. Bula, it. Bulla), Runggaditsch (lad. Roncadic, it. Roncadizza), St. Michael (San Michele Siusi), St. Oswald (Sant'Osvaldo), St. Valentin (San Valentino), St. Vigil (San Vigilio), Tagusens (Tagusa), Tisens (Tisana) and Überwasser (lad. Sureghes, it. Oltretorrente). Seis am Schlern is a località of the comune.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 80.94% of the population speak German, 15.37% Ladin and 3.69% Italian as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution

Notable people

Leo Santifaller (1890-1974), historian^[6]
Martino Fill (born 1939) an Italian alpine skier
Norbert Rier (born 1960), lead singer of the Kastelruther Spatzen^[7]
Christine Novaković (born 1964), banker^[8]
Denise Karbon (born 1980), retired World Cup alpine ski racer
Peter Fill (born 1982), World Cup alpine ski racer

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
^ German Wiki, Leo Santifaller
^ German Wiki, Norbert Rier
^ German Wiki, Christine Novaković