Schlanders (; ) is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) and a village in

South Tyrol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...

in northern

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

, located about west of the city of

Bolzano Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...

Overview

Schlanders borders the following municipalities:

Latsch Latsch (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of B ...

, Laas, Mals, Martell,

Schnals Schnals (; ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the autonomous province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. The municipality includes large parts of the Schnalstal. G ...

. Schlanders is well known for its church tower, high, which is also the highest in

. 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 The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (disambiguation), Emperor of the Romans (; ) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period (; ), was the ruler and h ...

Henry IV. handed over the town to Altwin, the

Bishop of Brixen The Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen (, , ) is a Latin Church, Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy, with its seat in the city of Bolzano. Its territory corresponds with that of the province of South Tyrol with its predominantly German ...

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.

Notable people

* Marian Tumler (1887–1987) an Austrian theologian and 62nd

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order The grand master of the Teutonic Order (; ) is the supreme head of the Teutonic Order. It is equivalent to the Grand master (order), grand master of other Military order (religious society), military orders and the superior general in non-milit ...

from 1948–1970 ;Sport * René Gusperti (born 1971) former swimmer, competed at the 1992 &

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

* Nicole Gius (born 1980) alpine skier, competed at the 2002 &

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

* Thomas Moriggl (born 1981) cross-country skier, competed at the

Stefan Thanei Stefan Thanei (born 3 September 1981) is an Italian freestyle skier skier. He competed in the 2013, 2015 and 2017 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXI ...

(born 1981) freestyle skier, competed in the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

* Barbara Moriggl (born 1982) cross-country skier and soldier * Thomas Tragust (born 1986) ice-hockey

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

* Kevin Strobl (born 1997) badminton player

Twin towns

* Trecenta, Italy

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of South Tyrol