The Rosengarten group ( it, Catinaccio ,
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 (disambigua ...
: ''Ciadenac'', ''Ciadenáze'') is a massif in the
Dolomites
The Dolomites ( it, Dolomiti ; Ladin: ''Dolomites''; german: Dolomiten ; vec, Dołomiti : fur, Dolomitis), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form par ...
of 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 re ...
. It is located between the
Tierser Tal
The Tierser Tal (also german: Tiersertal; it, Val di Tires ) is a side valley of the Eisacktal in South Tyrol, Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is ...
and
Eggental The Eggental ( it, Val d'Ega; german: Eggental) is a valley in South Tyrol, 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 Mediter ...
in
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
, image_skyline =
, image_alt ...
and the
Fassa Valley
The Fassa Valley (Ladin: ''Fascia'', it, Val di Fassa, german: Fassatal) is a valley in the Dolomites in Trentino, northern Italy. As an administrative valley community (Italian: ''Comunità di valle'', German: ''Talgemeinschaft'') of Trentino, it ...
in
Trentino
Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...
.
One peculiarity of the Rosengarten is the pink shade, owing to the presence of the mineral
dolomite Dolomite may refer to:
*Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral
*Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock
*Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community
*Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...
, which takes in the sunset and "glows", as celebrated in the ''
Bozner Bergsteigerlied
The Bozner Bergsteigerlied ( en, Bozen mountaineer song) is one of the two unofficial hymns of the South Tyroleans, the other being the '' Andreas-Hofer-Lied''. Its lyrics were composed in 1926 by Karl Felderer in Moos am Ritten to the melody o ...
''. Meaning "Rose garden" in German, the name refers to the legend of
King Laurin The South Tyrolean saga of King Laurin (German: ''König Laurin'', Ladin: ''Re Laurin'', Italian: ''Re Laurino'') is part of a popular tradition in the Dolomites. It is a popular explanation of the optical phenomenon of Alpenglow (Ladin: ''Enrosadi ...
and his Rose Garden, a traditional story explaining the outer appearance of the mountain range.
Summits
The highest peak is the
Kesselkogel at above sea level. Other peaks include:
*
Rosengartenspitze -
*
Vajolet-Türme -
* Laurinswand (Croda di Re Laurino) -
* Tscheiner-Spitze (Cima Sforcella) -
* Rotwand (Roda di Vaèl) -
* Teufelswand (Croda Davoi) -
References
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Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of South Tyrol
Dolomites