Sexten
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| Gemeinde Sexten Comune di Sesto |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province |  Bolzano-Bozen |
| Mayor | Fritz Egarter |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,298 ft) |
| Area | 80 km² (30.9 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 / 46.7°N 12.35°E |
| Gentilic | German: Sextner Italian: Sestesi |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Frazioni | Kiniger (Quiniga), Mitterberg (Monte di Mezzo), Schmieden (Ferrara), St.Veit (San Vito), Moos (Moso) |
| Website: www.gemeinde.sexten.bz.it | |
Sexten (Italian: Sesto; German: Sexten) 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.
According to the 2001 census, 96.58% of the population speak German, 3.20% Italian and 0.22% Ladin as first language.[1]
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[edit] Geography
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 eponymous Sextener Dolomites and nature park, which includes the famous Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime di Lavaredo).
The commune is bordered, clockwise from the west, by Toblach, Innichen, Sillian (Austria), Kartitsch (Austria), Comelico Superiore (Belluno) and Auronzo di Cadore, (Belluno).
[edit] References
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- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10
[edit] Photos
 Bodenalm (Alpe Dei Piani) |
 Bodenalm (Alpe Dei Piani) |
 Bodenalm (Alpe Dei Piani) |
 Büllelejochhütte (Rifugio Pian di Cengia) |
 Büllelejochhütte (Rifugio Pian di Cengia Panorama) |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Creston Popera |
 Drei Zinnen Hütte (Rifugion Locatelli) |
 Drei Zinnen Hütte (Rifugion Locatelli) |
 Drei Zinnen Hütte (Rifugion Locatelli) |
 Drei Zinnen Hütte (Rifugion Locatelli) |
 Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime Di Lavaredo) |
 Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime Di Lavaredo) |
 Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime Di Lavaredo) |
 Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime Di Lavaredo) |
 Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime Di Lavaredo) |
 Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime Di Lavaredo) |
 Einser (Cima Una) |
 Einser (Cima Una) |
 Einser (Cima Una) |
 Elferkofl (Cima Undici) and Zwölferkofl (Cima Dodici) |
 Elferkofl (Cima Undici) |
 Fischleinboden Hütte |
 Innichriedlknoten (Rocca Novale) |
 Moos (Moso) |
 Rifugio Auronzo |
 Rifugio Auronzo |
 Rifugio Auronzo Panorama |
 Rifugio I Lunelli alla Selvapiana |
 Rifugio Lavaredo |
 Rifugio Lavaredo |
 Rifugio Rudi Hütte |
 Rifugio Zsigmondy (Comici Hütte) |
 Rifugio Zsigmondy (Comici Hütte) |
 Rotwandwiesen Hütte |
 Hay, Sexten |
 Hay, Sexten |
 Hay, Sexten |
 Hay, Sexten |
 Hay, Sexten |
 Impressions of Sexten |
 Impressions of Sexten |
 Waterfall, Sexten |
 Talschlusshütte (Rifugio Fondo Valle) |
 Zwölferkofl (Cima Dodici) |
 Zwölferkofl (Cima Dodici) |
 Zwölferkofl (Cima Dodici) |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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