Foreign residents in Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden
Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 8 Germans — 0.31% of its 2,619 residents. That is the 344th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 98th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden counts 30 foreign residents in total, 1.15% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (8), French nationals (5), Brazilians (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden has fallen, from 9 to 8 (-11%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.5% of Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden's population was born outside Italy — 4.8% outside the EU and 5.7% 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 | 8 | 0.31% |
| France | 5 | 0.19% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.11% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.11% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.08% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.04% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.04% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,344 | 89.50% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 148 | 5.65% |
| Born outside the EU | 127 | 4.85% |
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 di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden is far above the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
28.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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 33% more than ordinary condition — €7,919/m² against €5,950.
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 €6,350/m², against €5,950 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.
Nearby comuni
- Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden
- Corvara in Badia/Corvara
- Ortisei/St. Ulrich
- Campitello di Fassa
- Canazei
- Funes/Villnöß
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