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Velturno: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Snodres 1, Velturno.

Velturno, the sunny terrace above Chiusa

Velturno, Feldthurns in German, sits on a hillside terrace above Chiusa (Klausen), on the sunny side of the Isarco valley between Bressanone and Bolzano. It is known for its Renaissance castle, once the summer residence of the prince-bishops of Bressanone, and the land is farmsteads, orchards, vineyards and chestnut groves. The main village is at around 850 metres, in climate zone F.

The valley floor, with the Brenner motorway and railway, is just below: Chiusa and Bressanone are close and most jobs are there. Transport data list 46 stops and 14 bus lines. Buyers should think about steep roads, winter snow and orientation, which is usually good here.

Velturno has a young population: average age 39.4, against 43.4 for the province, with over-65s at 15.9%. There are 3,083 residents (2023), +12.4% compared with 2011, and foreign residents make up 4.4%. Declared incomes are just above the South Tyrol average.

Earthquakes are not a major topic: all of South Tyrol is in seismic zone 4 and the expected ground acceleration is 0.051 g. On the slopes, the official hydrogeological hazard maps for the specific address matter more.

The land register system (tavolare) applies here too: the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps, so the report says so and does not identify the parcel. For those details, contact the relevant land register office or the provincial cadastre.

Key points

  • Sunny terrace in the Isarco valley above Chiusa
  • Young population: average age 39.4, over-65s at 15.9%
  • Growing: +12.4% since 2011
  • Land register system, seismic zone 4

Overview

Velturno is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,083 residents, ranked 49 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Velturno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 116 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.051 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 12.4%. The estimated average age is 39 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Velturno declared an average taxable income of 28,757 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Velturno is in climate zone F, with 3,799 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 851 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Velturno has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.2 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 46 public transport stops, served by 14 bus lines. That is about 14.9 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.3% of the land in Velturno, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Velturno is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Bolzano in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Velturno; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Velturno: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

For Velturno the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps: the land registry here uses the tavolare (land book) system. The report cannot give a parcel reference, but it still checks risks, services and transport at the address and states this clearly.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 38 inhabited census areas in Velturno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.4%
  • good 76.6%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 021116. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.