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Kastelruth

Field	Value
name	Kastelruth
official_name	Marktgemeinde Kastelruth
Comune di Castelrotto
Chemun de Ciastel
image_skyline	Kastelruth mit Kirche Sankt Peter und Paul.jpg
image_caption	View of Kastelruth
image_shield	Castelrotto-Stemma.svg
coordinates
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)
mayor	Cristina Pallanch
area_total_km2	117.8
population_total	6456
population_as_of	Nov. 2010
population_demonym	German: Kastelruther
Italian: di Castelrotto
istat	021019	saint =
postal_code	39040
area_code	0471
website

Comune di Castelrotto Chemun de Ciastel Italian: di Castelrotto

Kastelruth (; ; ) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 20 km northeast of the city of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

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 km2.

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.

Demographic evolution

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Notable people

Leo Santifaller (1890-1974), historian
Martino Fill (born 1939), an Italian alpine skier
Norbert Rier (born 1960), lead singer of the Kastelruther Spatzen
Christine Novaković (born 1964), banker
Denise Karbon (born 1980), retired World Cup alpine ski racer
Peter Fill (born 1982), World Cup alpine ski racer

References

"Trentino Alto Adige".
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].
(December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.
[[:de:Leo Santifaller. German Wiki, Leo Santifaller]]
[[:de:Norbert Rier. German Wiki, Norbert Rier]]
[[:de:Christine Novaković. German Wiki, Christine Novaković]]

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