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(Redirected from Gais, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Gais
Comune
Gemeinde Gais
Comune di Gais
Neuhaus CastleNeuhaus Castle
Coat of arms of GaisCoat of arms
Location of Gais
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Coordinates: 46°50′N 11°57′E / 46.833°N 11.950°E / 46.833; 11.950
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniLanebach (Lana di Gais), Mühlbach (Riomolino), Tesselberg (Montassilone) and Uttenheim (Villa Ottone)
Government
 • MayorChristian Gartner (SVP)
Area
 • Total60.3 km (23.3 sq mi)
Elevation841 m (2,759 ft)
Population
 • Total3,162
 • Density52/km (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Gaiser
Italian: di Gais
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code39030
Dialing code0474
WebsiteOfficial website
St. John in Gais

Gais (Italian: [ˈɡais], German: [ˈɡaɪs]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north-east of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,162 and an area of 60.3 km (23.3 sq mi).

Gais is one of the three communes of South Tyrol whose name, for the reason of sounding "romantic", remained unchanged by the early 20th century renaming programme which aimed at replacing mostly German place names with Italianised versions, the other two being Plaus and Lana.

Gais borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Sand in Taufers, Pfalzen, Percha, and Mühlwald.

Frazioni

The municipality of Gais contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Lanebach (Lana di Gais), Mühlbach (Riomolino), Tesselberg (Montassilone) and Uttenheim (Villa Ottone).

History

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.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gais is twinned with:

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 96.07% of the population speak German, 3.60% Italian and 0.33% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. Olt, Reinhard (28 September 2000). "Am Eisack (Isarco) und an der Etsch (Adige) Namen in Südtirol wecken nationale Leidenschaften". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  5. Heraldry of the World: Gais
  6. "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

External links

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