The Nonsberg Group (german: Nonsberggruppe, it, Alpi della Val di Non) is a mountain range in
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
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and
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 ...
in
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 ...
and part of the
Southern Limestone Alps
The Southern Limestone Alps ( it, Alpi Sud-orientali, german: Südliche Kalkalpen), also called the Southern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps mainly located in northern Italy and the adjacen ...
. A large part of the Nonsberg Group is formed by the
Mendelkamm.
Their highest peak is the
Laugenspitze (). The Nonsberg Group is bounded in the east by the
Etschtal
The Etschtal, it, Val d'Adige or Valle dell'Adige, italic=no, is the name given to that part of alpine valley of the Adige in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, which stretches from Merano to Bolzano and from Salorno to Rovereto.
South of Rovereto, ...
, to the north by the Prissian High Forest (Ger: ''Prissianer Hochwald'', It: ''Selva di Prissiano'') on the
Gampen Pass (It: ''Passo delle Palade'') and in the west by the
Non Valley
The Non Valley ( it, Val di Non or ; Nones: ''Val de Nòn''; german: Nonstal or ; la, Anaunia) is a valley mainly in the Trentino. Morever, the (), a subregion, consists of three primarily German-speaking municipalities in the province of Sout ...
(Ger: ''Nonstal'', It: ''Val di Non'').
Location
The boundary of the range according to the
Alpine Club Classification of the Eastern Alps
The Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (german: Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen, AVE) is a common division of the Eastern Alps into 75 mountain ranges, based on the Moriggl Classification (ME) first published in 1924 by the German ...
(AVE):
Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen
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:Merano
Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and '' comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeie ...
– Etschtal
The Etschtal, it, Val d'Adige or Valle dell'Adige, italic=no, is the name given to that part of alpine valley of the Adige in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, which stretches from Merano to Bolzano and from Salorno to Rovereto.
South of Rovereto, ...
to Mezzocorona
Mezzocorona (; ''Mezacoróna'' in local dialect), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of the city of Trento and within of the Südtirol border.
Toponymy ...
− Noce Valley (lower Non Valley
The Non Valley ( it, Val di Non or ; Nones: ''Val de Nòn''; german: Nonstal or ; la, Anaunia) is a valley mainly in the Trentino. Morever, the (), a subregion, consists of three primarily German-speaking municipalities in the province of Sout ...
/Val di Sole
Val may refer to: Val-a
Film
* ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about Val Kilmer, directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo
Military equipment
* Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies
* AS Val, a Sov ...
) – Lago di Santa Giustina
Lago di Santa Giustina is a lake in Trentino, 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 ...
– Val di Pescara – Proveis
Proveis (; it, Proves ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, Proveis had a population of 274 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: I ...
− Lederbuch – Hofmahd – Maraunbach to its confluence with the Valschauer Bach – Ultental 250px, Reservoir Sankt Pankraz in the Ulten Valley
The Ulten Valley (german: Ultental or , it, Val d'Ultimo) is a 40 km (25 mile) long mountain valley in the western part of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
It is the valley of t ...
– Lana
Lana may refer to:
*Lana (given name)
*Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist
*Lana (wrestler), professional wrestler and pro wrestling manager
*''Wild Energy. Lana'', a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel
Sciences
*L ...
– Merano
Until its reclassification in AVE 1984 this group was counted as part of the Brenta Group according to the old 1924 Moriggl Classification (ME).
Important summits
From north to south:
* Laugenspitze (''Monte Lucco'', )
* Hofbichl (''Monte Salomp'', )
* Gantkofel (''Monte Macaion'', )
* Penegal ()
* Roen (''Monte Roen'', )
* Schönleiten (''Coste Belle'', )
*Tresner Horn (''Corno di Tres'', )
*Monticello ()
See also
* Fondo
Fondo (german: Pfund; Nones: ''Fón'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of Trento, precisely at the northern limit of the Val di Non.
Fondo borders t ...
, Überetsch
The Überetsch (german: Überetsch; it, Oltradige) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes ( Kalterer See, Mon ...
References
External links
{{Southern Limestone Alps
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Mountain ranges of South Tyrol
Mountain ranges of Trentino
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