Gais, South Tyrol

Gais is a municipality with 3179 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in South Tyrol (Italy). It is located in Campo Tures near Bruneck.

Geography

The community Gais extends over an area of ​​60.34 km ² in Valle valley, that is in the lower ( southern ) part of the Aurina Valley, and in the surrounding mountains. The Campo Tures branches at Brunico - Gais ' southern neighbor community - heading north from the Pusteria from and is traversed by the River Ahr. The part belonging to Gais section which is adjacent to Campo Tures in the north, is almost planar and provides two village settlements space. The southern of the two villages is the main town Gais ( 830-850 m asl ) at the foot of Bärentaler Murkegels, northern fraction Ottone ( 840-880 m).

On its west side the Tures valley is flanked by the south-eastern foothills of the Zillertal Alps. There are, slightly southwest of Villa Ottone on steep slopes, at about 1500 m altitude the scattered farms in the mountain fraction Lane Bach.

In the east the Rieserfernergruppe limits the Tures valley. At an altitude of about 1500 m here there are two especially sun-exposed fractions of the community: on the one hand Mühlbach on the slopes of leading- the capital of the Valle Valley Mühlbachtals, on the other Tesselberg just south Tière to Percha. Be Dominated the two villages in the northeast of the high mountain regions around the two highest Gaiser peaks Large wind band ( 3041 m) and the black wall ( 3105 m), which are found in the Rieserferner Ahrn under protection.

Name

The name " Gais " is derived from the capital of the province formed from 1928 and could be related to the fact that it lies at the feet of a Murkegels and means " Anschwemmungsland ". The fraction Tesselberg owes its name to the ancient Bavarian Duke Tassilo III ..

History

The community Gais was formed in 1928 by the former individual communities Gais, Ottone, Mühlbach and Tesselberg.

In the Middle Ages included the present-day fractions from Gais to court Ottone, emerged from the 1811 various municipalities, including the municipality of Villa Ottone Ottone with fractions and Gais. The court Ottone had its headquarters from the 17th century in Gais. 1814 were the places again independent communities. Gais belonged to the end of the First World War for the judicial district Tures and was part of the district Brunico.

Heimatlied

The Gaisinger home song was written by Pastor Anton Hopfgartner on 3 October 1944. Kandidus Weitlaner, cooperator in Gais 1943 bis1949, wrote in a preliminary note on the text of the song home: Gais also now part of the lucky few villages that have their own home song.

I know a village, even love and trust, At the silent running of the Ahr Ins wide valley built into it: The do I love forever. Ring of green alder And the fields Prach! Come they to my mind, Heart and eye ' laughs me. [: 'S is my homeland, The I love ' so hot ' s is my sunshine, My dear Gais: . ]

The sun greets the Kehlburg Castle In the morning, glad of the valley; It is perched - a knight on horseback - On tannumrauschtem Wall. And from the West quickly Greet also the castle Neuhaus, Like a fairy tale child Sweetly exceedingly. [: 'S is my homeland, The I love ' so hot ' s is my sunshine, My dear Gais: . ]

The spoonbills and the wedge Bach Spitz In the bright Firnenschnee, The Peitler projects in the solar lightning Rotleuchtend in the Hoh '. Ring of miracles views In the middle there If the earth piece, Where I was born: [: 'S is my homeland, The I love ' so hot ' s is my sunshine, My dear Gais: . ]

And in the middle of my home A church so beautiful A tower so slim and clear and fine, It projects to Himmelshöh'n. Bells bright and pure, Consistent with joyful Weis ' Chime in jubilant In the home price: [: 'S is my homeland, The I love ' so hot ' s is my sunshine, My dear Gais: . ]

Attractions

• Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist in Gais
• Parish church to the holy Margraeth in Ottone
• Kuratiekirche to the Saints 14 Holy Helpers in Mühlbach
• Kuratiekirche to the Holy Chrysanthemums and Daria in Tesselberg
• Neuhaus Castle
• Chapel of the Visitation in Gais
• Chapel of St. Erasmus
• Kehlburg
• Fire Helmet Museum
• Cultural Gais
• Muhlbacher Badl

Policy

The last municipal and mayoral elections were held in May 2010. 11 seats in the council went to the South Tyrolean People's Party, four on the Freedom. As Mayor Romana Stifter Außerhofer has been confirmed by the South Tyrolean People's Party.

Coat of arms

In 1956 was awarded by the Italian Government a coat of arms for the municipality, which had no relation to the place and its history. As a result, it was decided in 1986 by the local council to replace the old coat of arms by a new one. John the Evangelist, whose symbol is the eagle, was the first patron of the municipality Gais. Therefore, the new coat of arms in the right half contains an eagle. The bars in the colors blue - gold - blue are taken from the coat of arms of the former Court of Ottone.

Partnerships

• Coburg ( Germany, Bavaria )

Traffic

The town had two railway stations until 1957 at the Valle track.

Educational institutions

• Primary school Gais
• Primary School Villa Ottone
• Primary school Mühlbach
• Kindergarten Gais
• Kindergarten Villa Ottone

Associated with Gais personalities

• Master of Ottone ( Notname ), artist
• Christof Innerhofer, skiers
• Franz Bacher (1903-1981), sculptor
• Henry Bacher (1897-1972), farmer and sculptor
• Ivo Muser, Bishop of Bolzano-Bressanone