Gsies

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,256 and an area of 108.7 km2.

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.

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.

Demographic evolution

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Sports

• Gsieser-Tal-Lauf, cross-country skiing race in the Gsiesertal in South Tyrol, Italy

References

References

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].
2. [http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/g/gsies.htm Heraldry of the World: Gsies]
3. (December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.