Kastelruth (; ; ) is a (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about northeast of the city of Bolzano. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 6456 and an area of .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), Seis am Schlern (Siusi), St. Oswald (Sant'Osvaldo), St. Valentin (San Valentino), St. Vigil (San Vigilio), Tagusens (Tagusa), Tisens (Tisana) and Überwasser (lad. Sureghes, it. Oltretorrente).
Society
Linguistic distribution According to the 2024 census, 78.47% of the population speak German, 15.81% Ladin and 5.72% Italian as first language.
Demographic evolution
Notable people Leo Santifaller (1890-1974), historianGerman Wiki, Leo Santifaller Martino Fill (born 1939), an Italian alpine skier Norbert Rier (born 1960), lead singer of the Kastelruther SpatzenGerman Wiki, Norbert Rier Christine Novaković (born 1964), bankerGerman Wiki, Christine Novaković Denise Karbon (born 1980), retired World Cup alpine ski racer Peter Fill (born 1982), World Cup alpine ski racer
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality