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Sexten (; it, Sesto ) is a ''
It is the hometown of tennis player Jannik Sinner.
Heraldry of the World: Sexten
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Homepage of the municipality
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comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
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in northern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. The village is famous as a summer and winter sport resort in the mountains.
According to the 2011 census, 95.37% of the population speak German, 4.36% Italian and 0.27% Ladin
Ladin may refer to:
*Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language
*Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy
See also
*Laden (disambiguation)
*Ladino (disambiguati ...
as first language.
Geography
The town sits in a branch of thePuster Valley
The Puster Valley ( it, Val Pusteria ; german: Pustertal, ) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. The ...
, near Innichen and Toblach, where the rises. The district borders East Tyrol, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, 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 commune is bordered, clockwise from the west, by Toblach, Innichen, Sillian
Sillian is a market town in the district of Lienz, in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
The municipality, at a height of about , is the main settlement in the East Tyrolean '' Hochpustertal'', the eastern part of the Puster Valley, stretch ...
(Austria), Kartitsch
Kartitsch is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
Kartitsch lies on both sides of the Gail River, near its confluence with the Puster Valley. The municipal area of Kartitsch is bounded in the north o ...
(Austria), Comelico Superiore
Comelico Superiore ( Ladin: ''Cumelgu d Sora'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northeast of Belluno, on the border with Austria.
Comelico Superior ...
( Belluno) and Auronzo di Cadore, (Belluno).
History
The village's name is of Latin origin: ''ad horam sexta'', meaning "at six-hour", referred to its location south to Innichen. ''Sexta'' is documented starting from 965 AD. DuringWorld War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
, Sexten was on the front line between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and suffered much damage.
It was conquered by Italy in November 1918. Later it received further fortifications during the Fascist Era.
It is the hometown of tennis player Jannik Sinner.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is azure and represents three argent peaks with asable
The sable (''Martes zibellina'') is a species of marten, a small omnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern Kaza ...
chamois standing in the centre; the three peaks symbolize the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The emblem was granted in 1972 but was in use before World War I./ref>
Twin towns
Sexten is twinned with: *Sankt Veit in Defereggen
Sankt Veit in Defereggen is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. T ...
, Austria
* Zermatt
Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) ...
, Switzerland
Notable residents
* Jannik Sinner (born 2001), tennis playerSee also
*Sextental
The Sextental is a side valley of the Puster Valley in South Tyrol, Italy and is congruent with the municipality of Sexten
Sexten (; it, Sesto ) is a ''comune'' in South Tyrol in northern Italy. The village is famous as a summer and winter sp ...
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
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