Salten-Schlern

Salten-Schlern (Italian: Salto-Sciliar [ˈsalto ʃʃiˈljar], German: Salten-Schlern) is a district (Italian: comprensorio; German: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in South Tyrol, Italy. It comprises the lower part of the valley of the Eisack River, from Waidbruck to Bolzano. It is named after the Salten plateau and the mountain Schlern. The seat of the district is in Bolzano, itself not part of the district.

Salten-Schlern
District
Comunità comprensoriale Salto-Sciliar Bezirksgemeinschaft Salten-Schlern
Salten-Schlern district (highlighted in green) within South Tyrol
Country	Italy
Autonomous region	Trentino-Alto Adige
Autonomous province	South Tyrol
Established	1973
Administrative seat	Bolzano
Area
• Total	1,037 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	48,286
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Website	www.ccsaltosciliar.it

Overview

According to the 2001 census, 77.15% of the population of the district speak German, 18.82% Ladin and 4.03% Italian as mother language.^[1]

The following municipalities are part of the Salten-Schlern district:

• Deutschnofen
• Jenesien
• Karneid
• Kastelruth
• Mölten
• Ritten
• Santa Cristina Gherdëina
• Sarntal
• Sëlva
• Tiers
• Urtijëi
• Völs am Schlern
• Welschnofen

The capital, Bolzano, is administratively separated from the district.