For the county in Spain, see
Selva.
Sëlva (
pronunciation (help·info), German: Wolkenstein in Gröden; Italian: Selva di Val Gardena) is a comune (municipality) in the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 30 km east of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 December 2010, it had a population of 2,637 and an area of 53.2 km². 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.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is quarterly, the first and third corners are per bend and per fess nebuly of argent and gules; the second and third corners are indented of azure and argent on a sable top. The emblem represents the insignia of the Lords of Wolkenstein who built the local castle in 1291. The emblem was adopted in 1968.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 87.84% of the population speak Ladin, 6.18% Italian and 5.97% German as first language.[3] The Ladin place name derives from the Latin silva ("wood").