Sulden (; it, Solda ) is a mountain village in
South Tyrol, northern
Italy. It is a ''
frazione'' of the ''
comune'' of
Stilfs
Stilfs (; it, Stelvio ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located near the northern ramp of the Stelvio Pass.
The municipality of Stilfs contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages ...
.
Geography
Sulden lies at the foot of the
Ortler
Ortler (; it, Ortles ) is, at above sea level, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. It is the main peak of the Ortler Range. It is the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of South Tyrol in Italy, of Ty ...
, in the
Vinschgau valley east of the
Stelvio Pass. It is 1900 m above sea level, with a population of 400.
History
Due to its remote location, in AD 1802, the Austrian newspaper "Innsbrucker Wochenblatt" compared it to "Siberia of Tyrol", "where farmers dine with bears and kids ride on wolves".
Tourism changed this, as Sulden now has 2000 beds and eleven skilifts, part of
Ortler Skiarena.
Famous residents
Reinhold Messner owns a herd of
yak
The domestic yak (''Bos grunniens''), also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox or hairy cattle, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Kachin Sta ...
s there, and also the Ortler branch of the
Messner Mountain Museum.
Notes and references
External links
SuldenSulden, OrtlerSulden InFo - Webportal SuldenOrtler SKIARENA
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Frazioni of South Tyrol