Toblach
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.
Toblach | |
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| Gemeinde Toblach Comune di Dobbiaco | |
 Toblach | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Toblach | |
  Toblach Location of Toblach in Italy  Toblach Toblach (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°13′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Aufkirchen, Wahlen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guido Bocher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.6 km2 (48.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,241 m (4,072 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,283 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/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 |
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,283 and an area of 126.6 square kilometres (48.9 sq mi).[3]
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
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
The locality is first being mentioned as in vico Duplago in a document issued by the bishopric of Freising as of 827.[4]
Coat-of-arms
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.[5]
Artists
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
Linguistic distribution
In 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.[6]
Demographic evolution
Climate
| Climate data for Toblach (1971–2000, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.2 (0.87) |
28.8 (1.13) |
33.9 (1.33) |
43.8 (1.72) |
78.6 (3.09) |
103.9 (4.09) |
120.5 (4.74) |
97.9 (3.85) |
75.8 (2.98) |
72.1 (2.84) |
44.4 (1.75) |
29.6 (1.17) |
751.5 (29.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 94.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 66 |
| Source: Servizio Meteorologico (humidity 1961–1990)[7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
Airport
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 the airport is open for civilian traffic on weekends and holidays.
Sports
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
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- 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. 61–4, no. 87. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.
- Heraldry of the World: Toblach
- "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- "Dobbiaco (BZ)" (PDF). Atlante climatico. Servizio Meteorologico. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- "STAZIONE 033 Dobbiaco: medie mensili periodo 61 - 90". Servizio Meteorologico. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- "Dobbiaco: Record mensili dal 1946" (in Italian). Servizio Meteorologico dell’Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
Media related to Toblach at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
