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 .
11-574: As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,283 and an area of 126.6 square kilometres (48.9 sq mi). 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
22-767: Is a valley and comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy , located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano , on the border with Austria . Gsies held the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994 . As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,256 and an area of 108.7 square kilometres (42.0 sq mi). Gsies borders the following municipalities: Toblach , Innervillgraten (Austria), Welsberg-Taisten , Rasen-Antholz , Sankt Jakob in Defereggen (Austria), and Niederdorf . The municipality of Gsies contains
33-527: 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. 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 . In
44-506: Is the arms of the Knights of Gsies known from 13th century and extinct in 1429. The emblem was granted in 1968. According to the 2011 census, 98.29% of the population speak German , 1.62% Italian and 0.09% Ladin as first language. [REDACTED] Media related to Gsies at Wikimedia Commons Or (heraldry) In heraldry , or (/ɔːʁ/; French for " gold ") is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to
55-450: The frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außerpichl (Colle di Fuori), Innerpichl (Colle di Dentro), St. Magdalena-Niedertal (Santa Maddalena Valbassa), St. Magdalena-Obertal (Santa Maddalena Vallalta), St. Martin-Niedertal (San Martino Valbassa), St. Martin-Obertal (San Martino Vallalta), Oberplanken (Planca di Sopra) and Unterplanken (Planca di Sotto). The emblem represents two sable scrapers placed per fess on or . It
66-414: The conjunction "or". However, this incorrect heraldic usage is not met with in standard reference works such as Bernard Burke 's General Armory , 1884 and Debrett's Peerage . Fox-Davies advocated leaving all tinctures uncapitalized. A correctly stated blazon should eliminate any possible confusion between the tincture or and the conjunction "or" (which is rare in blazons in any case), certainly for
77-680: The 2011 census, 84.10% of the population declared that they belonged to the German-speaking community, 15.58% to the Italian and 0.32% to the Ladin . Approximately 1 km to the South of Toblach lies Toblach Airport Italy's northernmost airport. The small military airfield has a 700 m long and 50 m wide grass runway and is managed by the Italian Air Force 's Airport Detachment Toblach. From May to October
88-463: The airport is open for civilian traffic on weekends and holidays. 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. [REDACTED] Media related to Toblach at Wikimedia Commons Gsies Gsies ( German: [ˈɡsiːəs] ; Italian : Valle di Casies [ˈvalle di kaˈziːes] )
99-436: The class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it is hatched using a field of evenly spaced dots. It is very frequently depicted as yellow , though gold leaf was used in many illuminated manuscripts and more extravagant rolls of arms. The word "gold" is occasionally used in place of "or" in blazon , sometimes to prevent repetition of the word "or" in a blazon, or because this substitution
110-494: The nearby mountains; other rivers in the comune include the Rienz , which flows from the nearby Toblacher See . The municipality of Toblach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aufkirchen/Santa Maria and Wahlen/San Silvestro and the settlement of Schluderbach . The locality is first being mentioned as in vico Duplago in a document issued by the bishopric of Freising as of 827. The escutcheon
121-417: Was in fashion when the blazon was first written down, or when it is preferred by the officer of arms . The use of "gold" for "or" (and "silver" for "argent") was a short-lived fashion amongst certain heraldic writers in the mid-20th century who attempted to "demystify" and popularise the subject of heraldry. "Or" is sometimes spelled with a capital letter (e.g. "Gules, a fess Or") so as not to confuse it with
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