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| coordinates_footnotes = | region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol| province = South Tyrol (BZ)| 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)| mayor_party = | mayor = Cristina Pallanch| area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 117.8| population_footnotes = | population_total = 6456| population_as_of = Nov. 2010| pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = German: KastelrutherItalian: di Castelrotto| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | twin1 = | twin1_country = saint = | day = | postal_code = 39040| area_code = 0471weblink}}| footnotes = }}Kastelruth ({{IPA-de|ˌkastl̩ˈruˑt|lang}}; {{IPA-it|kaˌstɛlˈrotto|}}; ) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about {{convert|20|km|mi}} northeast of the city of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").WEB,weblink Trentino Alto Adige, 31 July 2023, it,

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 6456 and an area of {{convert|117.8|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.Kastelruth borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Campitello di Fassa, Völs am Schlern, Lajen, Urtijëi, Waidbruck, Ritten, Santa Cristina Gherdëina and Tiers.

Frazioni

The municipality 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.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 80.94% of the population speak German, 15.37% Ladin and 3.69% Italian as first language.JOURNAL, June 2012, Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011, astat info, 38, 6–7, Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol,weblink 2012-06-14,

Demographic evolution

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Notable people

• Leo Santifaller (1890-1974), historian(:de:Leo Santifaller|German Wiki, Leo Santifaller)
• Martino Fill (born 1939) an Italian alpine skier
• Norbert Rier (born 1960), lead singer of the Kastelruther Spatzen(:de:Norbert Rier|German Wiki, Norbert Rier)
• Christine Novaković (born 1964), banker(:de:Christine Novaković|German Wiki, Christine Novaković)
• Denise Karbon (born 1980), retired World Cup alpine ski racer
• Peter Fill (born 1982), World Cup alpine ski racer

References

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External links

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• {{in lang|de|it}} Homepage of the municipality

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