Santa Cristina Gherdëina
Santa Cristina Gherdëina (; ; ) is a Ladin "comune" (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about east of the city of Bolzano. Its Saslong ski run is home of the Super-G and Downhill for men races in FIS Ski World Cup. Geography. As of 31 December 2010, it had a population of 1,900 and an area of . The municipality of Santa Cristina borders the following municipalities: Campitello di Fassa, Kastelruth, Villnöß, Urtijëi, San Martin de Tor and Sëlva. History. Coat of arms. The escutcheon is argent and gules party per fess: the upper part is represented  a deer. It is the family Coat of Arms of "Primus von Dosses", which has since 1636, near the church of St. Cristina, organized a refectory for the poor. The emblem was adopted in 1969. Society. Linguistic distribution. According to the 2011 census, 91.40% of the population speak Ladin, 4.41% Italian and 4.19% German as first language.