As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 2,809 and an area of . Welsberg-Taisten borders the following municipalities:
Prags,
Rasen-Antholz,
Olang,
Gsies, and
Niederdorf.
Frazioni The municipality of Welsberg-Taisten contains the
frazioni (parishes) Welsberg (Monguelfo), Ried (Novale), Wiesen (Prati), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto) and Taisten (Tesido). Taisten lies above sea level in the
Puster Valley, east of
Bruneck. ==History==