Salten-Schlern Explained

Salten-Schlern
Official Name:Comunità comprensoriale Salto-Sciliar
Bezirksgemeinschaft Salten-Schlern
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Italy
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1973
Seat Type:Administrative seat
Seat:Bolzano
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1037
Population Total:48286
Population As Of:2013
Population Density Km2:auto

Salten-Schlern (Italian: Salto-Sciliar pronounced as /it/, 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.

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:

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

External links

46.6°N 11.5°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.provinz.bz.it/astat/jb2006/jb06_k03.pdf Bevölkerung und soziales Leben, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006