Gsies
| Gsies | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Gemeinde Gsies Comune di Valle di Casies |
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| Gsies Valley | |
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Gsies
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Außerpichl (Colle di Fuori), Innerpichl (Colle di Dentro), St. Magdalena-Niedertal (Santa Maddalena Valbassa), St. Magdalena-Obertal (San Martino Vallalta), St. Martin-Niedertal (Santa Maddalena Vallalta), St. Martin-Obertal (San Martino Valbassa), Oberplanken (Planca di Sopra), Unterplanken (Planca di Sotto) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Schwingshackl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.7 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,256 |
| • Density | 20.8/km2 (53.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Gsieser Italian: di Casies |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39035 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Gsies (Italian: Valle di Casies) is a valley and comune (municipality) in South Tyrol, in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of Trento and about 70 km northeast of Bolzano (Bozen), on the border with Austria.
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Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,256 and an area of 108.7 km².[1]
The municipality of Gsies contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außerpichl (Colle di Fuori), Innerpichl (Colle di Dentro), St. Magdalena-Niedertal (Santa Maddalena Valbassa), St. Magdalena-Obertal (San Martino Vallalta), St. Martin-Niedertal (Santa Maddalena Vallalta), St. Martin-Obertal (San Martino Valbassa), Oberplanken (Planca di Sopra) and Unterplanken (Planca di Sotto).
Gsies borders the following municipalities: Toblach, Innervillgraten (Austria), Welsberg-Taisten, Rasen-Antholz, Sankt Jakob in Defereggen (Austria), and Niederdorf.
Gsies held the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents two sable scrapers placed per fess on or. It’s the arms of the Knights of Gsies known from 13th century and extinct in 1429. The emblem was granted in 1968.[2]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 98.47% of the population speak German, 1.43% Italian and 0.10% Ladin as first language.[3]
Demographic evolution
References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Gsies
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality