Sexten
Sexten | |
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| Comune di Sexten | |
 View of Sexten | |
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  Sexten Location of Sexten in Italy  Sexten Sexten (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 12°21′E / 46.700°N 12.350°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Kiniger (Quiniga), Mitterberg (Monte di Mezzo), Schmieden (Ferrara), St. Veit (San Vito), Moos (Moso) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Summerer (SVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (31-07-2025)[2] | |
• Total | 1,817 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Sextner Italian: di Sesto |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Sexten (German pronunciation: [ˈsɛkstn̩]; Italian: Sesto [ˈsɛsto]) is a comune and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy. The village is famous as a summer and winter sport resort in the mountains.
Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2024 census, 92.37% of the population speak German, 7.38% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[3]
Geography
[edit]The town sits in a branch of the Puster Valley, near Innichen and Toblach, where the Drava rises. The district borders East Tyrol, Austria, to the north and the border is formed by the Carnic Alps. To the south lie the eponymous Sexten Dolomites and nature park, which includes the famous Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime di Lavaredo).
The municipality is bordered, clockwise from the west, by Toblach, Innichen, Sillian (Austria), Kartitsch (Austria), Comelico Superiore (Belluno) and Auronzo di Cadore, (Belluno).
History
[edit]The village's name is of Latin origin: ad horam sextam, meaning "at the sixth hour", referring to its location south of Innichen. Sexta is documented starting from 965 AD, due to its connections to the Bavarian Prince-Bishopric of Freising.[4] During World War I, Sexten was on the front line between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and suffered much damage.
It was occupied by Italy in November 1918, descending from the Monte Croce di Comelico pass. However, if the terms of the Paris peace conference had been applied to the letter, the town would have remained Austrian, as it was located east of the Toblach Saddle, a physical border and watershed; however, this did not happen and by 1920 Sexten had passed under Italian sovereignty.[5] Later it received further fortifications during the Fascist Era.
Coat-of-arms
[edit]The emblem is azure and represents three argent peaks with a sable chamois standing in the centre; the three peaks symbolize the Drei Zinnen-Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The emblem was granted in 1972 but was in use before World War I.[6]
However, this symbol pre-existed its formal adoption: it had been affixed above the entrance to the town hall since the end of the First World War. The design is attributed to the painter Albert Stolz.[7]
The gonfalon is a flag divided into white and red.
Twin towns
[edit]Sexten is twinned with:
Sankt Veit in Defereggen, Austria
Zermatt, Switzerland
Notable people
[edit]- Hilarius of Sexten (1839–1900), Austrian Capuchin moral theologian
- Michael Innerkofler (1848–1888), Austro-Hungarian mountaineer
- Patrick Holzer (born 1970), alpine skier
- Jannik Sinner (born 2001), tennis player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 99–102, no. 134. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.
- ^ La grande Guerra rivive sulle Dolomiti di Sesto (in Italian) montagna.tv
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Sexten
- ^ Rudolf Holzer (2000). Sexten. Vom Bergbauerndorf zur Tourismusgemeinde. Lana: Tappeiner. ISBN 88-7073-269-X (online).
External links
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Media related to Sexten at Wikimedia Commons
- Homepage of the Municipality (in German and Italian)
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