Toblach

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Comune di Dobbiaco
Gemeinde Toblach
Coat of arms of Comune di DobbiacoGemeinde Toblach
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Toblach in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Bolzano-Bozen (BZ)
Mayor Bernhard Mair
Elevation 1,241 m (4,072 ft)
Area 126.6 km² (49 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 3,292
 - Density 26/km² (67/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°44′N, 12°13′E
Gentilic Italian: dobbiacensi
German:
Dialing code 0474
Postal code 39034
Frazioni Carbonin, Santa Maria, Valle San Silvestro
 - Day May 28
Website: www.comune.dobbiaco.bz.it

Toblach (Italian: Dobbiaco; Archaic (827 AD): Duplago; Archaic (893 AD): Doublach; Archaic (1020 AD): Toblach; Latin: Duplagum) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the Val Pusteria about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,292 and an area of 126.6 km².[1]

The municipality of Toblach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Carbonin, Santa Maria and Valle San Silvestro.

Toblach borders the following municipalities: Gsies, Innichen, Niederdorf, Prags, Auronzo di Cadore, Cortina d'Ampezzo and Innervillgraten (Austria).

The Tre Cime di Lavaredo are located in the nearby. The Drava also flows from the mountains in nearby; other rivers in the comune include the Rienz and the Isarco.

View of the town.
View of the town.

[edit] Demographic evolution

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  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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