Haunold
| Haunold | ||
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 Haunold from the north |
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| height | 2966 m slm | |
| location | South Tyrol , Italy | |
| Mountains | Haunold Group , Sesto Dolomites , Alps | |
| Dominance | 3.6 km → Dreischusterspitze | |
| Notch height | 677 m ↓ Großes Wildgrabenjoch | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 41 '18 " N , 12 ° 16' 39" E | |
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| rock | dolomite | |
| First ascent | July 28, 1878, J. Oberschneider | |
| Normal way | from the south, I. | |
The Haunold (Italian Rocca dei Baranci ) is a mountain in the Sesto Dolomites . It is the highest peak in the Haunold group and is located south of Innichen in South Tyrol ( Italy ). It has several peaks: the main peak is 2966 m slm high, the east summit 2907 m , the west summit 2933 m and the south summit 2860 m .
Location and surroundings
The four peaks of the Haunold are separated from the Birkenkofel massif in the south by the Birkenscharte . If you follow the ridge further west from the west summit you will reach the Gantkofel . Towards the north, the Haunold drops into the Pustertal valley , towards the east into the Innerfeld valley . A ridge leads to the northeast, which has its last prominent elevation in Haunoldköpfl . The entire area is part of the Three Peaks Nature Park .
Development
The first ascent of the main summit was made on July 28, 1878 from the north by J. Oberschneider, who in the same year also managed the ascent from the south for the first time. Today the southern route is the normal route to the summit. The starting point is the Dreischusterhütte in the Innerfeldtal. The entrance is made accessible by a hiking trail that leads from the Höhlensteintal over the Birkenscharte into the Innerfeldtal. The mountain tour to the summit takes about 4.5 hours, in the summit area easy climbing of difficulty level I is to be mastered.
There is a ski area on the northern flank of the Haunold.
legend
The Pustertal legend of the giant Haunold is closely connected to the mountain. This was the son of a Roman field captain who was killed in the fight against the Huns. His wet nurse escaped with him through a ruse to the farthest point of Villgratental, where she was advised by a witch (the "Lottermoidl") to hide at a nearby spring. The water from this spring was miraculous, so that Haunold grew up to be a giant. In the meantime the Huns had built Heinfels Castle and ruled terribly over the Pustertal. When Duke Tassilo came to the area and camped in St. Oswald, a delegation of peasants came to him with the request to end the rule of the Huns. Duke Tassilo besieged the Hunnenburg, but could not take it. Even the prince of the Huns did not succeed in defeating the duke decisively, so the decision was to be made in a duel. The prince of the Huns was so powerful that nobody wanted to oppose him. So the duke sent a messenger to the Admirabus spring to ask the giant Haunold for assistance. At the confluence of the Sextnerbach in the Drau there was a fight between Haunold and the Hun prince, in which Haunold overcame the Hun and tore out a rib that is now hung over the gate of the Innichner cathedral. As a thank you, Duke Tassilo founded the San Candido monastery, which Haunold was actively involved in building. The residents of San Candido were less impressed about this, as the giant had a huge appetite, so that Haunold soon retired as a hermit. Today he sleeps in the mountain of the same name and waits for the promised time to come.
The foundation of the San Candido monastery by the Bavarian Duke Tassilo and his journey through the Puster Valley are historically correct . The tradition that Heinfels Castle was founded by the Huns or Avars is not confirmed by modern historical research. The rib in the Innichner Dom is very likely from a woolly rhinoceros.
etymology
The mountain name Haunold is documented as early as 1514. It is derived from a medieval landowner named Hûnold , who owned the Haunoldwiesen, the Haunold forests and the Haunold valley. The name migrated from these properties to the mountain peak above. The variant Haunhold , documented both in ancient dialect and in writing (e.g. in the Atlas Tyrolensis ), fades in the German word Unhold and thus a reference to the legend of the giant Haunold.
literature
- Richard Goedeke : Sexten Dolomites. Alpine club guide "extreme" for mountaineers and climbers . Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7633-1255-2
- Casa Editrice Tabacco : Carta topografica 1.25.000, sheet 010, Sexten Dolomites
- Egon Kühebacher : History of the Hofmark Innichen
