Kastelbell-Tschars (German: [ˌkastl̩ˈbɛl ˈtʃaːɐ̯s]; Italian: Castelbello-Ciardes [kaˌstɛlˈbɛllo ˈtʃardes]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,387 and an area of 53.9 square kilometres (20.8 sq mi).

Kastelbell-Tschars borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Naturns, Schnals and Ulten.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is a gules mill wheel, with eight paddles, on argent background. It retakes the insignia of Counts Hendl owners of the castle from 1531 to 1949.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.72% of the population speak German and 1.28% Italian as first language.

Demographic evolution