The patroness of Selva dei Molini is Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, celebrated on 17 March, to whom the Chiesa di Santa Geltrude is dedicated.
The South Tyrolean municipality of 1,473 inhabitants also holds the parish church of Saint Agnes and the church of Selva di Fuori, while among the peaks of its territory are the Cima del Vento, the Cime di Pozzo and Monte Mutta.