{{for|the county in Spain|Selva (comarca)}} {{Infobox Italian comune | name = Sëlva | official_name = Chemun de Sëlva<br>Comune di Selva di Val Gardena<br>Gemeinde Wolkenstein in Gröden | native_name = | image_skyline = Sëlva Wolkenstein Selva di Val Gardena Sella.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = View of Sëlva | image_shield = Selva di Val Gardena-Stemma.png | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|46|33|N|11|46|E|type:city(2,570)_region:IT|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | province = South Tyrol (BZ) | frazioni = Plan | mayor_party = SVP | mayor = Tobias Nocker | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 53.2 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2637 | population_as_of = Nov. 2010 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = Ladin: salvans <br/> Italian: gardenesi <br/> German: Wolkensteiner | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1563 | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = | day = | postal_code = 39048 | area_code = 0471 | website = {{official website|http://www.comune.selvadivalgardena.bz.it}} | footnotes = }} '''Sëlva''' ({{IPA|lld|ˈsɜlva|lang|Lld-Sëlva.oga}}; {{langx|it|Selva di Val Gardena}} {{IPA|it|ˈselva di ˌval ɡarˈdeːna, - ɡarˈdɛːna|}}; {{langx|de|Wolkenstein in Gröden}} {{IPA|de|ˈvɔlkn̩ʃtaɪn ɪn ˈɡrøːdn̩|}}) is a {{lang|it|comune}} (municipality) and a village in the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about {{convert|30|km|mi}} east of the city of Bolzano. The Ladin and Italian place names derive from the Latin word {{lang|la|silva}} ("wood").
==History== ===Coat-of-arms=== The arms are quarterly, the first and third quarters are per bend nebuly argent and gules; the second and third quarters are indented azure and Argent on a Base sable. The emblem represents the insignia of the Lords of ''Wolkenstein'' who built the local castle in 1291. The arms were adopted in 1968.<ref>[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/w/wolkenst.htm Heraldry of the World: Sëlva]</ref>
==Geography== {{stack|thumb|Upper terminus of the Dantercëpies aerial cableway in summer after an early snowfall.}} As of 30 December 2010, it had a population of 2,637 and an area of {{convert|53.2|km2|mi2}}.<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.</ref> Sëlva borders the following municipalities: Badia, Campitello di Fassa, Canazei, Corvara, San Martin de Tor, and Santa Cristina Gherdëina.
It is perhaps best known as one of the starting points of the Sella Ronda ski tour.
==Society== ===Linguistic distribution=== According to the 2011 census, 89.74% of the population speak Ladin, 5.15% Italian and 5.11% German as first language.<ref>{{cite journal |date=June 2012 |title=Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011 |journal=astat info |issue=38 |pages=6–7 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=http://www.provinz.bz.it/astat/de/service/256.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=563169 |access-date=2012-06-14 }}</ref>
===Demographic evolution=== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |graph-pos=bottom |1921|999 |1931|999 |1936|1102 |1951|1282 |1961|1604 |1971|2137 |1981|2294 |1991|2394 |2001|2513 |2011|2660 |2021|2592 | source=Data from ISTAT }}
==Climate== Sëlva is characterized by a typical Alpine climate. Summers are rather short and relatively wet. The average daily temperatures in summer lie between 18 and 21 °C, while at night temperatures usually drop to between 6 and 9 °C. Winters are typically cold, long and relatively dry. The average daily temperatures in winter lie between 0 and 2 °C, while at night temperatures usually drop to between -6 and -9 °C. The wettest month is August with 142 mm, while the driest is February with only 21 mm. This data was measured at the weather station in Plan at an altitude of 1,594 metres between 1991 and 2020.
{{Weather box |location = Sëlva (1991–2020) (location of station: Plan; altitude: 1,594 m) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 11 |Feb record high C = 15 |Mar record high C = 17 |Apr record high C = 20 |May record high C = 25 |Jun record high C = 30 |Jul record high C = 29 |Aug record high C = 30 |Sep record high C = 26 |Oct record high C = 20 |Nov record high C = 17 |Dec record high C = 11 |year record high C = 30 |Jan high C = 0.3 |Feb high C = 1.8 |Mar high C = 5.3 |Apr high C = 8.9 |May high C = 13.7 |Jun high C = 17.9 |Jul high C = 20.2 |Aug high C = 19.3 |Sep high C = 14.6 |Oct high C = 9.4 |Nov high C = 4.0 |Dec high C = 0.0 |year high C = 9.6 |Jan mean C = -3.8 |Feb mean C = -2.9 |Mar mean C = 0.3 |Apr mean C = 3.9 |May mean C = 8.2 |Jun mean C = 12.2 |Jul mean C = 14.2 |Aug mean C = 13.8 |Sep mean C = 9.6 |Oct mean C = 5.2 |Nov mean C = 0.5 |Dec mean C = -3.3 |year mean C = 4.8 |Jan low C = -7.6 |Feb low C = -8.1 |Mar low C = -4.8 |Apr low C = -1.3 |May low C = 2.8 |Jun low C = 6.3 |Jul low C = 8.2 |Aug low C = 8.1 |Sep low C = 4.6 |Oct low C = 0.9 |Nov low C = -3.0 |Dec low C = -6.5 |year low C = -0.1 |Jan record low C = -19 |Feb record low C = -21 |Mar record low C = -21 |Apr record low C = -16 |May record low C = -7 |Jun record low C = -3 |Jul record low C = 0 |Aug record low C = -2 |Sep record low C = -6 |Oct record low C = -12 |Nov record low C = -15 |Dec record low C = -21 |year record low C = -21 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 24.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 20.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 38.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 55.4 |May precipitation mm = 96.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 136.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 131.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 142.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 88.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 94.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 76.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 41.9 |year precipitation mm = 945.4 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 4.7 |Feb precipitation days = 4.7 |Mar precipitation days = 5.8 |Apr precipitation days = 8.6 |May precipitation days = 12.1 |Jun precipitation days = 14.2 |Jul precipitation days = 12.7 |Aug precipitation days = 12.0 |Sep precipitation days = 9.0 |Oct precipitation days = 8.6 |Nov precipitation days = 8.3 |Dec precipitation days = 5.8 |year precipitation days = 106.5 |source 1 = Landeswetterdienst Südtirol<ref name=temperature>{{cite web |url = http://www.provinz.bz.it/wetter/download/73500MS-TS-SelvaGardena-Wolkenstein.pdf |title = 73500MS-TS-SelvaGardena-Wolkenstein.pdf |work = Monatswerte Temperaturen |publisher = Landeswetterdienst Südtirol |access-date = 16 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=precipitation>{{cite web |url = http://www.provinz.bz.it/wetter/download/73500MS-PS-SelvaGardena-Wolkenstein.pdf |title = 73500MS-PS-SelvaGardena-Wolkenstein.pdf |work = Monatswerte Niederschläge |publisher = Landeswetterdienst Südtirol |access-date = 16 May 2018}}</ref> |date=May 2018 }}
==Gallery== <Gallery widths=180> File:Piciulëi_in_La_Poza_Sëlva.jpg|The farmhouse Piciulëi in Sëlva Gherdëina. Southern aspect. </gallery>
==Notable people== * Ferdinando Glück (1901–1987) cross-country skier, competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics * Hans Nogler (1919–2011 in Sëlva) alpine skier, competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics * Carlo Senoner (born 1943) retired alpine skier, competed in slalom events at the 1960 and 1968 Winter Olympics * Adolf Insam (born 1951) ice hockey player, competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Werner Perathoner (born 1967) former Alpine skier, specialized in downhill and super-G, competed at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics * Peter Runggaldier (born 1968) former Alpine skier, who specialized in downhill and super-G disciplines, competed at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics, lives in Sëlva * Karl Unterkircher (1970–2008) mountaineer, opened new mountain routes.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *{{in lang|de|it|lld}} [http://www.comune.selvadivalgardena.bz.it Homepage of the municipality]
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