The Schlern (; it, Sciliar ; lld, Sciliër; 2,563 m) is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
of 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 ...
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 ...
,
Italy
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.
The peak at the north west end of the mountain (left, in the image at right) was first ascended in July 1880 by
Johann Santner
Johann Santner (21 April, 1840 in Sankt Jakob in Defereggen - 21 May, 1912 in Bozen) was a Tyrolean mountaineer and first climber to reach the summit of the Santnerspitze, which was later given his name in his honor, of the Schlern on 2 July, 188 ...
. It is named the Santner Spitze in his honour.
The Schlern dominates the villages of
Seis am Schlern
Seis am Schlern (; it, Siusi allo Sciliar ) is an Alpine village in South Tyrol, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Kastelruth.
Geography
The village lies in the Dolomites, in ...
and
Völs am Schlern
Völs am Schlern (; it, Fiè allo Sciliar ; lld, Fíe or ), often abbreviated to Völs, is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of the Schlern mountain, about east of Bolzano.
Geography
As of November 30, 2 ...
, and the summit can be reached following the circular route marked with the number 1 from both villages.
At , there is the ''Schlernboden'' inn and on the summit plateau is the ''Schlernhaus'' inn , both open from 1 June to 15 October. The highest summit is the Petz with .
The Schlern is sung of 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 ...
'' as one of South Tyrol's landmarks. Its characteristic profile appears on the
''Der Schlern - Zeitschrift für Südtiroler Landeskunde'' (Magazine for
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
, image_skyline =
, image_alt ...
ean Regional Studies) and the logo pressed into
Loacker
Loacker S.p.A. (in German Loacker AG) is an Italian confectionery company, based in South Tyrol, Italy and specialized in the production of wafers, chocolate and derivative products.
History
The company was founded in 1925 in the historic city ...
's
wafer
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biscuits.
Gallery
Image:Schlern in winter.jpg
Image:Schlern in der Abendsonne.jpg
Image:Schlern_pano.jpg
Image:Schlern-seiseralm.jpg
Image:Schlern - Knüppelsteig 01.jpg, The southern summit approach
External links
Schlern article from summitpost.org
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Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of South Tyrol
Dolomites