Sexten
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Sexten is a comune
in South Tyrol
, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of north-east Italy
. The town is famous as a summer and winter sport resort and the mountains.
and Toblach
, where the Drava
rises. The district borders East Tyrol
, Austria
to the north and the border is formed by the Carinthian Alps. To the south lie the eponymous Sextener Dolomites
and nature park
, which includes the famous Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime di Lavaredo)
.
The commune is bordered, clockwise from the west, by Toblach, Innichen, Sillian
(Austria), Kartitsch
(Austria), Comelico Superiore
(Belluno
) and Auronzo di Cadore
, (Belluno).
and represents three argent
peaks with a sable
chamois standing in the centre; the three peaks symbolize the Tre Cime di Lavaredo
. The emblem was granted in 1972 but was in use before the first World War.
as first language.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of north-east Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The town is famous as a summer and winter sport resort and the mountains.
Geography
The town sits in a branch of the Puster Valley, near InnichenInnichen
Innichen is a market town and comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava river, about 120 km northeast of Trento and about 80 km northeast of Bolzano , on Italy's border with Austria.As November 2010, it had a...
and Toblach
Toblach
Toblach is a comune/Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the Puster Valley about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.As of November 30, 2010, it had a...
, where the Drava
Drava
Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...
rises. The district borders East Tyrol
East Tyrol
East Tyrol, or East Tirol , is an exclave of the Austrian state of Tyrol, sharing no border with the main North Tyrol part of the state. It corresponds with the administrative district of Lienz....
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
to the north and the border is formed by the Carinthian Alps. To the south lie the eponymous Sextener Dolomites
Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
and nature park
Nature park
A nature park is a landscape protected by means of long-term planning, use and agriculture. These valuable landscapes are preserved in their present state and promoted for touristic purposes....
, which includes the famous Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime di Lavaredo)
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
The Tre Cime di Lavaredo are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. They are probably one of the best-known mountain groups in the Alps...
.
The commune is bordered, clockwise from the west, by Toblach, Innichen, Sillian
Sillian
Sillian is a village, in Tyrol, Austria. Richard Strauss stayed at the Schwarzer Adler hotel, and is purported to have played the hotel piano, and even to have composed there. The ancient square is interesting as it features a pillary, which was mostly used to punish adulterous women...
(Austria), Kartitsch
Kartitsch
Kartitsch is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria. As of 2011, it has 840 inhabitants-Geography:Kartitsch lies on both sides of the Gail River, near its confluence with the Puster Valley...
(Austria), Comelico Superiore
Comelico Superiore
Comelico Superiore is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 130 km north of Venice and about 60 km northeast of Belluno, on the border with Austria...
(Belluno
Belluno
Belluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...
) and Auronzo di Cadore
Auronzo di Cadore
Auronzo di Cadore is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 km north of Venice and about 50 km northeast of Belluno....
, (Belluno).
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is azureAzure
In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation....
and represents three argent
Argent
In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it...
peaks with a sable
Sable (heraldry)
In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours". In engravings and line drawings, it is sometimes depicted as a region of crossed horizontal and vertical lines or else marked with sa. as an abbreviation.The name derives from the black fur of...
chamois standing in the centre; the three peaks symbolize the Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
The Tre Cime di Lavaredo are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. They are probably one of the best-known mountain groups in the Alps...
. The emblem was granted in 1972 but was in use before the first World War.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 ( census, 96.6% of the population speak German, 3.2% Italian and 0.2% LadinLadin
Ladin is a language consisting of a group of dialects spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the border regions of the provinces Trentino, South Tyrol and Belluno...
as first language.