Gais, South Tyrol
| Gais | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Gemeinde Gais Comune di Gais |
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 Gais
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| Coordinates: 46°50′N 11°57′E / 46.833°N 11.95°ECoordinates: 46°50′N 11°57′E / 46.833°N 11.95°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Lanebach (Lana di Gais), Mühlbach (Riomolino), Tesselberg (Montassilone) and Uttenheim (Villa Ottone) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dr. Romana Anna Stifter-Außerhofer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 841 m (2,759 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 3,162 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German:Gaiser Italian: di Gais |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Gais is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.
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[edit] Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,162 and an area of 60.3 km².[1]
Gais is one of the three communes of South Tyrol whose name, for the simple reason of being overlooked, remained unchanged by the fascist renaming programme which aimed at replacing mostly German place names with Italianized versions.[2]
The municipality of Gais contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Lanebach (Lana di Gais), Mühlbach (Riomolino), Tesselberg (Montassilone) and Uttenheim (Villa Ottone).
Gais borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Sand in Taufers, Pfalzen, Percha, and Mühlwald.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per bend or and azure with two bendlets azure; the remaining field represents a sable eagle with a halo and the head facing left. The eagle symbolizes John the Evangelist which the parish church is dedicated and the two azure bendlets the two castles Kehlburg and Neuhaus. The emblem was adopted in 1956. [3]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 96.68% of the population speak German, 3.09% Italian and 0.22% Ladin as first language.[4]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Im Land an Eisack (Isarco) und an Etsch (Adige), in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (28/09/2000)
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Gais
- ^ 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
[edit] External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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