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Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Villanders
Comune
Comune di Villanders
Location of Villanders
Villanders is located in ItalyVillandersVillandersLocation of Villanders in ItalyShow map of ItalyVillanders is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolVillandersVillandersVillanders (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)Show map of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Coordinates: 46°38′0″N 11°32′0″E / 46.63333°N 11.53333°E / 46.63333; 11.53333
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceBolzano-Bozen (BZ)
FrazioniSt. Stefan (Santo Stefano), St. Moritz (San Maurizio) , St. Valentin (San Valentino)
Government
 • MayorJosef Krapf
Area
 • Total44 km (17 sq mi)
Elevation880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 • Total1,858
 • Density42/km (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Italian: Villandresi
German: Villanderser
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code39043
Dialing code0472
Websitewww.comune.villandro.bz.it

Villanders (Template:Lang-it; Template:Lang-de) is a village and comune in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy.

According to the 2001 census, 98.29% of the population speak German, 1.37% Italian and 0.34% Ladin as first language.

Geography

Villanders lies on the Villanderer Berg (Mountain of Villanders), at the top of which lies the Totensee (Sea of death). The village is bordered by Barbian, Klausen, Lajen, Ritten and Sarntal.

Map of the province of Bolzano-Bozen showing Villanders

Sights

Recently Villanders has become more attractive for tourists. The Gasser Hütte, Meir im Plun and the Rinderplatz (cow square) are farmed mountain pastures where tourists can eat and drink. The Totensee and the Totenkirchlein (church of death) are also tourist attractions.

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  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10

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