Gsies
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Gsies
| official_name = Gemeinde Gsies
Comune di Valle di Casies
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| image_skyline = Gsieser Tal.jpg
| image_caption = Gsies Valley
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| 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)
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| mayor = Paul Schwingshackl
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| area_total_km2 = 108.7
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 2256
| population_as_of = Nov. 2010
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| population_demonym = German: Gsieser
Italian: di Casies
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| postal_code = 39035
| area_code = 0474
| website = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.gsies.bz.it/}}
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Gsies ({{IPA|de|ˈɡsiːəs|lang}}; {{langx|it|Valle di Casies}} {{IPA|it|ˈvalle di kaˈziːes|}}) is a valley and comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|70|km|mi}} northeast of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.
Gsies held the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,256 and an area of {{convert|108.7|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Gsies borders the following municipalities: Toblach, Innervillgraten (Austria), Welsberg-Taisten, Rasen-Antholz, Sankt Jakob in Defereggen (Austria), and Niederdorf.
=Frazioni=
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 (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
=Coat-of-arms=
The 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.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/g/gsies.htm Heraldry of the World: Gsies]
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 98.11% of the population speak German, 1.80% Italian and 0.09% Ladin as first language.{{cite journal |date=December 2024 |title=Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024 |journal=astat info |issue=56 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=https://astat.provinz.bz.it/de/aktuelles-publikationen-info.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=1160209 |access-date=2024-12-09 }}
= Demographic evolution =
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Sports
- Gsieser-Tal-Lauf, cross-country skiing race in the Gsiesertal in South Tyrol, Italy
References
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External links
- {{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.gemeinde.gsies.bz.it/ Homepage of the municipality]
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