Sëlva is a comune and a village in the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres east of the city of Bolzano…Sëlva is a comune and a village in the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres east of the city of Bolzano. The Ladin and Italian place names derive from the Latin word silva.