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.
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.