Stilfs

Stilfs
Comune
Gemeinde Stilfs Comune di Stelvio
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Coordinates: 46°36′N 10°33′E / 46.600°N 10.550°E / 46.600; 10.550
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Sulden (Solda)
Government
• Mayor	Samuel Marseiler
Area
• Total	140 km2 (54 sq mi)
Elevation	1,311 m (4,301 ft)
Population  (Nov. 2010)
• Total	1,215
• Density	8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Stilfser
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39029
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Stilfs (German: [ʃtɪlfs]; Italian: Stelvio [ˈstelvjo, ˈstɛlvjo]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located near the northern ramp of the eponymous Stelvio Pass.

The municipality of Stilfs contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Sulden, Trafoi, Gomagoi.

History

Society

Demographic evolution

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1860 ? —     1870 ? —     1880 1,324 —     1900 ? —     1910 1,467 —     1921 1,526 +4.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1931 1,590 +4.2% 1936 1,673 +5.2% 1951 1,381 −17.5% 1961 1,558 +12.8% 1971 1,456 −6.5% 1981 1,405 −3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,323 −5.8% 2001 1,310 −1.0% 2011 1,190 −9.2% 2021 1,139 −4.3%
Source: Data from ISTAT

Notable people

• Roland Thöni (born in Trafoi, 1951–2021) was an Alpine ski racer. Competed in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.

See also

• Stelvio National Park

References

External links

• (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Media related to Stilfs at Wikimedia Commons