Foreign residents in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
Castelrotto/Kastelruth, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 53 Germans — 0.75% of its 7,053 residents. That is the 123rd-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 58th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Castelrotto/Kastelruth counts 98 foreign residents in total, 1.39% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (53), Austrians (21), Brazilians (6).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Castelrotto/Kastelruth has risen, from 48 to 53 (+10%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.5% of Castelrotto/Kastelruth's population was born outside Italy — 7.2% outside the EU and 5.3% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 53 | 0.75% |
| Austria | 21 | 0.30% |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.09% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.04% |
| United States | 3 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.03% |
| France | 2 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 6,172 | 87.51% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 371 | 5.26% |
| Born outside the EU | 510 | 7.23% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen
Full BES profile for Bolzano/Bozen →Bolzano/Bozen on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Castelrotto/Kastelruth is above the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 7 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
30.2 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well above the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 25% more than ordinary condition — €4,082/m² against €3,279.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €3,454/m², against €3,279 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 5% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.