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Kastelbell-Tschars
Kastelbell-Tschars (; ) is a "comune" (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano.
Geography.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,387 and an area of .
Kastelbell-Tschars borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Naturns, Schnals and Ulten.
History.
History Coat-of-arms.
The emblem is a gules mill wheel, with eight paddles, on argent background. It retakes the insignia of
Merano derailment
The Merano derailment occurred on 12 April 2010 when a train derailed between Latsch and Kastelbell, near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people.
Accident.
At 9:03 local time (7:03 UTC), a two passenger coach Stadler GTW train, operated by STA Südtiroler, derailed in Kastelbell-Tschars after running into a landslide. Nine people died when the train derailed, and 28 others were injured, seven seriously.
The landslide which reportedly derailed the