Gais, South Tyrol
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Gais (, ) is a (municipality) and a village in
South Tyrol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...
in northern
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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
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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
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with
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versions, the other two being Plaus and
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Frazioni

The municipality of Gais contains the ''
frazioni A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' (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
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eagle with a halo and the head facing left. The eagle symbolizes
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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: *
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, Germany


Society


Linguistic distribution

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


Demographic evolution

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References


External links

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Homepage of the municipality
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