Foreign residents in Selva dei Molini/Mühlwald
Selva dei Molini/Mühlwald, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 5 Germans — 0.37% of its 1,368 residents. That is the 287th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 92nd within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Selva dei Molini/Mühlwald counts 11 foreign residents in total, 0.80% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (5), Austrians (4), Canadians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Selva dei Molini/Mühlwald has risen, from 2 to 5 (+150%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 2.7% of Selva dei Molini/Mühlwald's population was born outside Italy — 1.4% outside the EU and 1.3% 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 | 5 | 0.37% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.29% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,331 | 97.30% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 18 | 1.32% |
| Born outside the EU | 19 | 1.39% |
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 Selva dei Molini/Mühlwald is well below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
33.3 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 21% more than ordinary condition — €2,183/m² against €1,800.
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 €1,950/m², against €1,800 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 8% 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.