Gais (, ) is a (municipality) and a village in
South Tyrol
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in northern
Italy
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, located about north-east of the city of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,162 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
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
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with
Italianised
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versions, the other two being
Plaus and
Lana
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*Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist
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.
Gais borders the following municipalities:
Bruneck
Bruneck (; or Ladin language, Ladin: ''Bornech'' or ''Burnech''; or ''Brunopolis'') is the largest town in the Puster Valley in the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol.
Geography
Bruneck rises up in the middle of a wide valley (perhaps a ...
,
Sand in Taufers
Sand in Taufers (; ) is a ''comune mercato'' (market town) in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
Located about northeast of Bolzano, the town centre is situated in the Tauferer Ahrntal (Taufers) valley of the Ahr river, stretching from ...
,
Pfalzen
Pfalzen (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of July 2023, it had a population of 3,106 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Itali ...
,
Percha
Percha (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano. This Percha is not to be confused with Percha of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, ...
, and
Mühlwald
Mühlwald (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol, a province in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 1,442 and an area ...
.
Frazioni
The municipality of Gais contains the ''
frazioni
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'' (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
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eagle with a halo and the head facing left. The eagle symbolizes
John the Evangelist
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which the parish church is dedicated and the two azure bendlets the two castles ''Kehlburg'' and ''Neuhaus''. The emblem was adopted in 1956.
Heraldry of the World: Gais
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International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Gais is twinned with:
* Coburg
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, Germany
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 96.07% of the population speak German
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**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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, 3.60% Italian
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
and 0.33% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
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Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol
Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park