Sexten

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Comune di Sesto (Sexten)

Location of Sesto (Sexten) in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Bolzano-Bozen (BZ)
Elevation 1,310 m (4,298 ft)
Area 80 km² (31 sq mi)
Population (as of 2006)
 - Total 1,937
 - Density 24/km² (62/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°42′0″N, 12°21′0″E
Gentilic Sestesi
Dialing code 0474
Postal code 39030
Frazioni Quiniga, Monte di Mezzo, San Giuseppe, Ferrara, San Vito, Moso
Website: http://www.comune.sesto.bz.it/

Sexten (Italian: Sesto) is a town and comune in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of north-east Italy. The town is famous as a summer and winter sport resort.

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The town sits in a branch of the Puster Valley, near Innichen and Toblach, where the Drava rises. The district borders East Tyrol, Austria to the north and the border is formed by the Carinthian Alps. To the south lie the Sexten Dolomites and an eponymous nature park.

The town is bordered by Auronzo di Cadore, Comelico Superiore, Dobbiaco, Kartitsch (Austria), San Candido and Sillian (Austria).

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