Villanders

Also known as Villandro, Olaneres

Villanders (; ) is a village and comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy with 1,875 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2013). It is located in the Eisack Valley above Klausen.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Villanders/Villandro
Italian comune.official_name: Gemeinde VillandersComune di Villandro
Italian comune.image_skyline: Villanders from east 2013.JPG
Italian comune.image_caption: View from NE
Italian comune.image_shield: Villandro-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Italian comune.province: South Tyrol (BZ)
Italian comune.frazioni: St. Stefan (Santo Stefano), St. Moritz (San Maurizio), St. Valentin (San Valentino)
Italian comune.mayor: Walter Baumgartner
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 44
Italian comune.population_total: 1912
Italian comune.population_as_of

Article

13 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Coat of arms
Toponym
Prehistory and early history
Roman times
The Middle Ages
The Lords of Vilanders
Society
Linguistic distribution
Culture and sights of interest
Notes and references
External links

Villanders (; ) is a village and comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy with 1,875 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2013). It is located in the Eisack Valley above Klausen.

==Geography== Villanders lies on the Villanderer Berg (Mountain of Villanders), at the top of which lies the Totensee (Lake of death). The village is bordered by Barbian, Klausen, Lajen, Ritten and Sarntal. left|150px|thumb|Map of South Tyrol showing Villanders