Toblach
Toblach | |
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| Comune di Toblach | |
| Toblach Toblach | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Aufkirchen, Wahlen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Rienzner |
| Area | |
• Total | 126.6 km2 (48.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,241 m (4,072 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
• Total | 3,283 |
| • Density | 25.93/km2 (67.16/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Toblacher or Toblinger Italian: dobbiacensi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39034 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Saint day | May 28 |
| Website | Official website |
Toblach (German: [ˈtoːblax]; Italian: Dobbiaco [dobˈbjaːko]) is a comune/Gemeinde (municipality) in South Tyrol in Northern Italy, located in the Puster Valley about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.
Geography
[edit | edit source]As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,283 and an area of 126.6 square kilometres (48.9 mi2).[1]
Toblach borders the following municipalities: Gsies, Innichen, Niederdorf, Prags, Auronzo di Cadore, Cortina d'Ampezzo and Innervillgraten (Austria).
The prominent mountain peaks the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (the Drei Zinnen in German) are located nearby. The Drava/Drau also flows from the nearby mountains; other rivers in the comune include the Rienz, which flows from the nearby Toblacher See.
Frazioni
[edit | edit source]The municipality of Toblach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aufkirchen/Santa Maria and Wahlen/San Silvestro and the settlement of Schluderbach.
History
[edit | edit source]The locality is first being mentioned as in vico Duplago in a document issued by the bishopric of Freising as of 827.[2]
Coat-of-arms
[edit | edit source]The escutcheon is divided vertically into two parts with a central circle, the colors are red and white alternating. It was the arms of the Lords of Herbstenburg who bought the castle in 1509 and ruled the village. The emblem was granted in 1967.[3]
Artists
[edit | edit source]Here, in a tiny wood cabin in the pine forests close to Toblach, in the summers of 1908–10 Gustav Mahler composed his ninth symphony, the last he completed, and Das Lied von der Erde, and also began work on his tenth symphony.
Society
[edit | edit source]Linguistic distribution
[edit | edit source]In the 2024 census, 81.59% of the population declared that they belonged to the German-speaking community, 18.15% to the Italian and 0.26% to the Ladin.[4]
Demographic evolution
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Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Toblach/Dobbiaco (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.8 (0.86) |
22.9 (0.90) |
29.8 (1.17) |
46.2 (1.82) |
76.6 (3.02) |
97.9 (3.85) |
124.1 (4.89) |
108.1 (4.26) |
77.2 (3.04) |
70.3 (2.77) |
45.6 (1.80) |
30.5 (1.20) |
751.2 (29.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 8 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 94.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.4 | 66.4 | 63.3 | 64.2 | 65.2 | 64.3 | 63.9 | 66.3 | 68.7 | 72.5 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 68.3 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Source: ncei.noaa.gov,[5] (Precipitation and precipitation days for 1981-2010[6]) | |||||||||||||
Airport
[edit | edit source]Approximately 1 km to the South of Toblach lies Toblach Airport Italy's northernmost airport. The small military airfield has a 700 m-long (2,300 ft) and 50 m-wide (160 ft) grass runway and is managed by the Italian Air Force's Airport Detachment Toblach. From May to October the airport is open for civilian traffic on weekends and holidays.
Sports
[edit | edit source]Toblach is a regular host of FIS Cross-Country World Cup events and has hosted several stages of the Tour de Ski, a cross-country skiing stage event.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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