Kastelruth

Kastelruth (Austrian German: [ˌkastl̩ˈruːt]; 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]

Kastelruth
Comune
Marktgemeinde Kastelruth Comune di Castelrotto Chemun de Ciastel
Coat of arms
Location of Kastelruth
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Coordinates: 46°34′N 11°34′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Seis am Schlern (Sieusi), Seiser Alm (lad. Mont Sëuc, it. Alpe di Siusi), Pufels (lad. Bula, it. Bulla), Runggaditsch (lad. Roncadic, it. Roncadizza), St. Michael (lad. San Michiel, it. San Michele), St. Oswald (Sant'Osvaldo), St. Valentin (San Valentino), St. Vigil (San Vigilio), Tagusens (Tagusa), Tisens (Tisana), Überwasser (lad. Sureghes, it. Oltretorrente)
Government
• Mayor	Cristina Pallanch
Area [1]
• Total	117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi)
Population  (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	6,456
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Kastelruther Italian: di Castelrotto
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0471
ISTAT code	021019
Website	Official website

Geography

The Dolomites from the perspective of Kastelruth

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), Seis am Schlern (Siusi), St. Oswald (Sant'Osvaldo), St. Valentin (San Valentino), St. Vigil (San Vigilio), Tagusens (Tagusa), Tisens (Tisana) and Überwasser (lad. Sureghes, it. Oltretorrente).

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 78.47% of the population speak German, 15.81% Ladin and 5.72% Italian as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution

Traditional thanksgiving

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