Following a legend, some people in Villanders believe the village was first called "Schönberg", meaning beautiful mountain, and when it was destroyed by a landslide, everything looked "a lot different" ("viel anders" in German) afterwards.
Legendi järgi on mõned Villandersi inimesed veendunud, et küla sai nimeks "Schönberg", mis tähendab ilusat mäge, ja kui see maalihkes hävines, nägi pärast kõik välja "palju erinev" (saksa: "viel anders").