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Country
  
Italy

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
South Tyrol

Postal code
  
39040

Province / Metropolitan city
  
South Tyrol (BZ)

Area
  
117.8 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 12:03 AM

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Region
  
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Frazioni
  
Seiser Alm (Alpe di Siusi), Pufels (lad. Bula, it. Bulla), Runggaditsch (lad. Roncadic, it. Roncadizza), St. Michael (San Michele Siusi), St. Oswald (Sant'Osvaldo), St. Valentin (San Valentino), St. Vigil (San Vigilio), Tagusens (Tagusa), Tisens (Tisana), Überwasser (lad. Sureghes, it. Oltretorrente)

Demonym(s)
  
German: Kastelruther Italian: di Castelrotto

Weather
  
3°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 37% Humidity

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Kastelruth ( [ˌkastəlˈruˑt]; Italian: Castelrotto [kaˌstɛlˈrotto]; Ladin: Ciastel) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

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Map of 39040 Kastelruth, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

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Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 6,456 and an area of 117.8 square kilometres (45.5 sq mi).

Kastelruth borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Campitello di Fassa, Völs am Schlern, Lajen, Urtijëi, Waidbruck, Ritten, Santa Cristina Gherdëina and Tiers.

Frazioni

The municipality of Kastelruth 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 Siusi), St. Oswald (Sant'Osvaldo), St. Valentin (San Valentino), St. Vigil (San Vigilio), Tagusens (Tagusa), Tisens (Tisana) and Überwasser (lad. Sureghes, it. Oltretorrente). Seis am Schlern is a località of the comune.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 80.94% of the population speak German, 15.37% Ladin and 3.69% Italian as first language.

People

  • Denise Karbon (born 1980), skier
  • Peter Fill (born 1982), skier
  • Christine Novaković (born 1964), banker
  • Norbert Rier (born 1960), lead singer of the Kastelruther Spatzen
  • Leo Santifaller (1890–1974), historian
  • References

    Kastelruth Wikipedia