Stilfs

Stilfs (German: [ʃtɪlfs]; Italian: Stelvio [ˈstelvjo, ˈstɛlvjo]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located near the northern ramp of the eponymous Stelvio Pass.

Stilfs
Comune
Gemeinde Stilfs Comune di Stelvio
View of Stilfs
Coat of arms
Stilfs Location of Stilfs in Italy Stilfs Stilfs (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°36′N 10°33′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Sulden (Solda)
Government
• Mayor	Samuel Marseiler
Area
• Total	140 km2 (54 sq mi)
Elevation	1,311 m (4,301 ft)
Population  (Nov. 2010)
• Total	1,215
• Density	8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Stilfser
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39029
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

The municipality of Stilfs contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Sulden, Trafoi, Gomagoi.

History

Part of the famous Stelvio Pass

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows an or disc on sable background; inside the disc is a six leaves star of azure, vert and gules alternating. The star symbolizes an ancient nightly custom in wintertime. The emblem was granted in 1969.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.45% of the population speak German, 2.44% Italian and 0.10% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1860	?	—
1870	?	—
1880	1,324	—
1900	?	—
1910	1,467	—
1921	1,526	+4.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1931	1,590	+4.2%
1936	1,673	+5.2%
1951	1,381	−17.5%
1961	1,558	+12.8%
1971	1,456	−6.5%
1981	1,405	−3.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,323	−5.8%
2001	1,310	−1.0%
2011	1,190	−9.2%
2021	1,139	−4.3%

Source: Data from ISTAT

Notable people

• Roland Thöni (born in Trafoi, 1951–2021) was an Alpine ski racer. Competed in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.

See also

• Stelvio National Park

External links

• (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Media related to Stilfs at Wikimedia Commons