Schlanders
Schlanders is a comune and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano.
Overview
Schlanders borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Laas, Mals, Martell, Schnals.Schlanders is well known for its church tower, high, which is also the highest in South Tyrol. Another attraction is the renovated castle, which now serves as a civic hall.
The locality was mentioned for the first time officially on 13 June 1077 in a deed of donation, where the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. handed over the town to Altwin, the Bishop of Brixen.
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 an Austrian theologian and 62nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1948–1970
- René Gusperti former swimmer, competed at the 1992 & 1996 Summer Olympics
- Nicole Gius alpine skier, competed at the 2002 & 2010 Winter Olympics
- Thomas Moriggl cross-country skier, competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Stefan Thanei freestyle skier, competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Barbara Moriggl cross-country skier and soldier
- Thomas Tragust ice-hockey goaltender
- Kevin Strobl badminton player
Twin towns
- Trecenta, Italy