Gsies (German: [ˈɡsiːəs]; Italian: Valle di Casies [ˈvalle di kaˈziːes]) is a valley and comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Gsies held the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994.
Gsies | |
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| Gemeinde Gsies Comune di Valle di Casies | |
 Gsies Valley | |
Location of Gsies  | |
  Gsies Location of Gsies in Italy  Gsies Gsies (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′N 12°11′E / 46.767°N 12.183°E | |
| 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 (Santa Maddalena Vallalta), St. Martin-Niedertal (San Martino Valbassa), St. Martin-Obertal (San Martino Vallalta), Oberplanken (Planca di Sopra), Unterplanken (Planca di Sotto) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Schwingshackl |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.7 km2 (42.0 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,256 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Gsieser Italian: di Casies |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39035 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAs of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,256 and an area of 108.7 square kilometres (42.0 sq mi).[3]
Gsies borders the following municipalities: Toblach, Innervillgraten (Austria), Welsberg-Taisten, Rasen-Antholz, Sankt Jakob in Defereggen (Austria), and Niederdorf.
Frazioni
editThe 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 (Santa Maddalena Vallalta), St. Martin-Niedertal (San Martino Valbassa), St. Martin-Obertal (San Martino Vallalta), Oberplanken (Planca di Sopra) and Unterplanken (Planca di Sotto).
History
editCoat-of-arms
editThe emblem represents two sable scrapers placed per fess on or. It is the arms of the Knights of Gsies known from 13th century and extinct in 1429. The emblem was granted in 1968.[4]
Society
editLinguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2011 census, 98.29% of the population speak German, 1.62% Italian and 0.09% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
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Sports
edit- Gsieser-Tal-Lauf, cross-country skiing race in the Gsiesertal in South Tyrol, Italy
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Gsies
- ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
External links
edit- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Gsies at Wikimedia Commons