Schlanders

Schlanders
Comune
Gemeinde Schlanders
Comune di Silandro
Panorama of Schlanders
Panorama of Schlanders
Coat of arms of Schlanders
Coat of arms
Schlanders is located in Italy
Schlanders
Schlanders
Location within Italy
Schlanders is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Schlanders
Schlanders
Location within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Coordinates: 46°38′N 10°46′E / 46.633°N 10.767°E / 46.633; 10.767
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniGöflan (Covelano), Kortsch (Corzes), Nördersberg (Montetramontana), Sonnenberg (Montemezzodì), Vetzan (Vezzano)
Government
 • MayorChristine Kaaserer (SVP)
Area
 • Total
115 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (31-12-2025)
 • Total
6,424
 • Density55.9/km2 (145/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Schlanderser
Italian: Silandresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39028
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Schlanders (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlandɐs]; Italian: Silandro [siˈlandro]) is a comune (municipality) and a village 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 for its church tower, 90.60 metres (297.2 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.[citation needed]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 93.54% of the population speak German, 6.42% Italian and 0.04% Ladin as first language.

Traffic

The city of Schlanders is connected to the SS 38 motorway. The local train station is connected to the Vinschgau Railway. A local Bus connects the villages of Schlanders and Kortsch together and frequents in an intervall of every 30 minutes.

From the bus station near Karl-Schönherr Center buses depart to the surrounding villages and municipalities.

Since 2016 the Vinschgau Railways are getting modernized and connected to the electric grid as prior they were diesel engines.

Notable people

Sport

Twin towns

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Wielander, Hans (1994). Arte sacra a Silandro [Sacred Art in Silandro] (in Italian). Bozen: Pluristamp. p. 72.
  4. ↑ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  5. ↑ "Projekte/ÖPNV/Elektrifizierung Vinschger Bahn". suedtirolmobil.info (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-15.

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