Toblach
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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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.
Italian: dobbiacensi
Toblach | |
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| Comune di Toblach | |
View of Toblach | |
 Coat of arms | |
  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 | Martin Rienzner |
| Area | |
• Total | 126.6 km2 (48.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,241 m (4,072 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• 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 |
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,283 and an area of 126.6 square kilometres (48.9 mi2).[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
Climate
| Climate data for Toblach/Dobbiaco (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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,[7] (Precipitation and precipitation days for 1981-2010[8]) | |||||||||||||
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 (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
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.
