Sella group

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Sella group
Dolomites map with the Sella group marked in red

Dolomites map with the Sella group marked in red

Northwest view of the Sella group (from Piz Culac).

Northwest view of the Sella group (from Piz Culac).

Highest peak Piz Boè ( 3152  m asl )
location Provinces of South Tyrol , Trentino and Belluno , Italy
part of Dolomites
Classification according to AVE 52
Coordinates 46 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 46 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E
Sellastock with Piz Boè ( 3152  m )

The Sella group or simply Sella ( Ladin l Sela , Italian il Sella ) is a plateau-shaped mountain Stock in the Dolomites in Italy . It is located partly in South Tyrol , Trentino and Veneto . The highest peak of the group is the Piz Boè with 3152  m slm

The valleys of the Ladin-speaking area are grouped around the Sella group, which makes the mountain range the geographical center of Ladinia .

Names

In addition to Sella and Sella group exist in German with Sella , Sella and Sella mountain more names for the mountain range. In the Atlas Tyrolensis (drawn up from 1760 to around 1770) by Peter Anich and Blasius Hueber , the name Sallei is used for the area .

The name Sella for the mountain floor is from Sella been infiltrated and taken from the Ladin word sela meaning " saddle ".

There is also another Ladin name for part of the mountain group, in the Val Gardena variety Mëisules , in the Gadertal variety Mësores . This is used specifically for the northern part of the massif. Is derived the name from the Latin mensa or alpine Romanesque * mesula , whereby a "table" or in the transferred meaning a "rock terrace" is meant. This name refers to the horizontal, geological Raibler strata , which in places divide the massif into two floors.

geography

Location and surroundings

In the Sella group, three Italian provinces meet at Piz Boè : South Tyrol , Belluno and Trentino . To the northwest of the Sella is Selva , northeast Corvara , southeast Arabba and southwest Canazei . The straight line distance to Cortina d'Ampezzo is around 24 kilometers and to Bolzano around 36 kilometers.

The Sella Group of four surrounded mountain passes : To the north lies Gardena Pass ( 2125  m ) between Val Gardena and Alta Badia , in the east of Campolongo ( 1875  m ) between Val Badia and Livinallongo , in the south of the Pordoi ( 2239  m ) between Livinallongo and Fassa Valley and in the West the Sella Pass ( 2218  m ) between Fassatal and Val Gardena. At its widest point, the Sella massif measures a little more than seven kilometers from the Grödner Joch in the north to the upper end of the Buchensteiner Valley in the south. From the Sella Pass in the west to Transrüs in the east, the distance is a little more than 9.5 kilometers.

The Sella massif merges north over the Gardena Pass into the Puez group . The Fanes group joins to the northeast and east . In the south follow the mountain range around the Sasso del Cappello and the highest massif in the Dolomites, the Marmolada ( 3343  m ). The Sassolungo Group is to the west .

Outline and summit

Piz Ciavazes ( 2831  m )
Sella towers

The Sella Group can be divided into four subgroups. The entire eastern part is formed by the Boè group with the highest mountain in the Sella, the Piz Boè ( 3152  m ). This subgroup also includes Piz- ( 2827  m ) and Boèseekofel ( 2913  m ), Zehner ( 2916  m ), Neuner ( 2904  m ), Vallonspitze ( 2906  m ), Col Turond ( 2927  m ), Col Alton ( 2882  m) ) and the Pordoispitze ( 2950  m ), to which a cable car leads from the Pordoi Pass.

Separated by the Val Lastiës , whose name comes from the Ladin word for rock slabs and leads from the area around the Boèhütte ( 2871  m ) south into the Fassa Valley, the Mëisules group joins in the northwest . It is dominated by the Mëisules plateau , a plateau. Its edges represent peaks such as Piz Lastiës ( 2875  m ), Piz Sëlva ( 2941  m ), Piz Gralba ( 2972  m ), Piz Miara ( 2964  m ) and Piz Beguz ( 2974  m ). This subgroup also includes the peaks of the Le Mëisules (up to 2999  m ), the Piz Ciavazes ( 2831  m ) and the famous Sella towers (up to 2696  m ).

Towards the Val Lastiës, the Mittagstal leads north to Kolfuschg and the upper Abteital. It separates the Pisciadù group from the Boè group. The Vallun de Pisciadù and the Val de Tita form the border between the Mëisules and Pisciadù groups. Important peaks within the latter group are Pisciadùspitze ( 2985  m ), Dent de Mesdì ( 2881  m ), Sas de Mesdì ( 2978  m ), Bergerturm ( 2861  m ) and the Zwischenkofel ( 2907  m ).

The northernmost subgroup is the Murfreid group , which is distinguished from the Mëisules group by the Val Gralba . The peaks here are the Murfreidtürme (up to 2724  m ), the Murfreidspitze ( 2634  m ) and Rodelheilspitze ( 2615  m ).

Waters

Lech dl Dragon (Dragon Lake)

There are some small lakes in the Sella . In addition to the Boèsee ( 2250  m ) east of the Boèseekofel, there is the Eissee ( 2833  m ) northeast of the Piz Boè , the Pisciadùsee ( 2585  m ) north below the Pisciadùspitze and the Lech dl Dragon (Drachensee) south of the Murfreidspitze . There are also unnamed standing waters, some of which are, however, in the process of silting up or have already silted up. Below the wall slopes of the Le Punte plateau on the south-eastern edge of the Sella are some caves with springs , called Les Fontanes .

In addition, some streams arise from the massif . To the northwest these are the Frea and Ciavazesbach and to the north the Ru de Mesdì in the Mittagstal, which flows into the Pisciadùbach, which later flows into the Gader . In the southeast, some tributaries feed the Cordevole , including the Rü de Vauz , the Rio Fontane and the Rio Boè . To the south of the Sella Pass, several streams arise from the west side, including the Antermontbach, which feed the Aveis in the Fassa Valley.

history

Archaeological finds from the interior of the Sella have not yet been secured. However, some Mesolithic hunters' resting places have been found at the pass crossings around the massif , such as the Plan de Frea (Gardena Pass ) and the Stone City (Sella Pass). Here you can find so-called microliths - arrowheads that hunters used to hunt. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that hunters penetrated the massif at that time. Other finds are fragments from the Bronze Age on the Gardena Pass and Silex arrowheads on the Passo Sella. However , there is no evidence for the Celts and Romans . A lance tip from near Colfosco probably has medieval origins .

In the second half of the 19th century , the development of the pass heights around the massif with streets and buildings began. First the Sella Pass was opened up with a road in 1872 and with accommodation for travelers in 1884. In 1896 the hospice on the Gardena Pass was completed. The construction of a road on the Campolongo Saddle took three years and was finished in 1901. Between 1901 and 1905 the Pordoijoch was provided with a driveway as part of the Great Dolomite Roads, accommodation has been here since 1902 with an Alpine Club hut.

In order to supply the war front in the Buchensteiner Valley with supplies, the first road up to the Passo Gardena was built in 1915, which was paved in 1960. The first transport cable cars were built around the massif, also for replenishment purposes, during the First World War. The Sella group itself was not affected by combat operations during the mountain war , but supplies to the front at the Col di Lana , ten kilometers to the east, ran over the passes. North-east of the Pordoi Pass is the German war cemetery Pordoi , completed in 1959 , in which 8,852 German and Austrian soldiers who died in the First World War and 847 in the Second World War are buried.

Alpinism

Development

Traces of shepherds and hunters have been found on some mountains and peaks of the Sella group, so that the first climbers can no longer be traced on these peaks. The first peak whose "tourist" ascent is documented is the Piz Boè. On July 30, 1864, Paul Grohmann and G. Ischara stood on the summit. On this day the development history of the normal routes begins.

Via ferratas

In addition to its many climbing routes, the Sella is also home to via ferratas ( vie ferrate ). Some of them are, with increasing difficulty, the Vallon via ferrata , the Pisciadù via ferrata , the Pößnecker via ferrata and the Cesare-Piazetta via ferrata .

Hiking trails

Numerous hiking trails lead through the Sella . The most important of these is the Dolomites high path No. 2 , which leads from Brixen to Feltre . From the Puez group, the path leads over the Gardena Pass into the Sella and over a partly wire rope-insured path through the Val Setus to the Pisciadù hut ( 2585  m ). From there the path takes its course over the Zwischenkofel ( 2907  m ) to the Boèhütte and further below the Piz Boè to the Rifugio Forcella Pordoi ( 2829  m ). After the descent to the Pordoi Pass, the high path leaves the Sella and continues to the Marmolada.

The highest mountain in the group is reached by various routes. From the south, path 638 leads to Piz Boè, on which the summit can also be crossed to the north . The summit can be reached via the Eisseespitze and Cresta Strenta using path 672 . Path 649 runs along the upper edge of the Sella plateau , which turns west on Piz Selva ( 2941  m ) into the Pößneck via ferrata . From the Boèsee, path 646 goes to the Boèseekofel ( 2911  m ). The route 627A variant of the Dolomites high route ends on the summit of the Pordoispitze .

tourism

On the summit of Sass Pordoi (2,952 m) leads from Pordoijoch a cable car. This cable car is also the starting point for high-altitude ski tours through the Sella Group. Popular here is the descent from the Pordoischarte , which leads directly from the mountain station over very steep scree slopes to the valley station.

Refuges

Pisciadù hut

There are the following refuges in the massif:

Sellaronda

A special attraction is the circumnavigation of the Sella massif. This possibility is opened up by the four passes around the group. In winter, the Sellaronda bypassing the mountain range is very popular with ski tourists. Before ski lifts were built around the Sella, the loop was used by skiers and called Sella Ronda in the Ladin language . Today the Sella frame represents a ski swing . With the help of lifts, it is possible to bypass in one day and in two directions. There are entry opportunities in each of the four valleys surrounding the Sella. A total of almost 38.7 kilometers are covered on this loop, which is divided into 23 kilometers of slopes and 15.7 kilometers of lifts. The Sellaronda runs at an altitude between 1563 meters in Selva and 2425 meters when driving counterclockwise and 2478 meters clockwise.

The Sellaronda Skimarathon is a special variant of the Sellaronda . Teams of two cover a 42-kilometer circuit with an ascent of 2700 meters as a ski touring race , similar to the normal Sellaronda . The course record of 3:15:07 has been held by Hansjörg Lunger and Guido Giacomelli since 2008 .

In summer, the circumnavigation of the massif is part of a bike race , the Dolomite Marathon . The start of the race is in Abtei , the finish is in Corvara. The race can be run in three different ways, the shortest being the Sellaronda . The four passes around the Sella group are driven clockwise over a distance of 55 kilometers and an altitude difference of 1780 meters is covered. Other variants are a medium-long distance of 106 kilometers with 3090 meters of altitude and the marathon distance of 138 kilometers with 4190 meters of altitude, which extend the race to the east. Depending on the variant, the route is extended to include the Falzarego ( 2105  m ), Giau ( 2236  m ) and Valparola ( 2192  m ) passes .

panorama

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Panoramic view from Sass Pordoi: on the left in the background the Sassolungo and the Raschötz , in front on the left Piz Ciavazes, the Mëisules high plateau, on the right the Boèspitze, Sass Padon, the Pordoijochstrasse, Marmolata and Vernel, in the background the Punta dell'Uomo

literature

Web links

Commons : Sella  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johannes Ortner: Messila and Mëisules . In: Experience the mountains - The magazine of the Alpine Association of South Tyrol . No. 1 , 2017, p. 58-59 .
  2. ^ Edgar Moroder: Monograph of the Sella Group . In: Alpine Club Yearbook - Berg 2008 . (P. 260f).
  3. ↑ Johannes Ortner: Messila and Mëisules . In: Experience the mountains - The magazine of the Alpine Association of South Tyrol . No. 1 , 2017, p. 58-59 .
  4. ↑ a b c Kompass cycling and hiking map: 616 - Val Gardena, Sella, Canazei (1: 25,000).
  5. ^ Edgar Moroder: Monograph of the Sella Group . In: Walter Theil: Alpine Club Yearbook - Berg 2008 . Volume 132. Alpenvereinsverlag, Munich 2007 (p. 265).
  6. ^ Egon Pracht: Alpine Club Guide: Dolomites - Sella Group . Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1980 (p. 341).
  7. ^ Austrian Alpine Club: Alpine Club Card: Langkofel and Sella Group (1: 25,000). 6th edition. Alpenvereinsverlag, 2007.
  8. ↑ Herwig Prinoth: Introduction to the geology and archeology of the Sella group . In: Walter Theil: Alpine Club Yearbook - Berg 2008 . Volume 132. Alpenvereinsverlag, Munich 2007 (p. 279)
  9. ^ German Consulate General in Milan: German war cemeteries of the First and Second World Wars in Northern Italy. mailand.diplo.de, accessed on February 24, 2010 .
  10. ↑ Tour description Vallon via ferrata
  11. ↑ Tour description Pisciadù via ferrata
  12. ↑ Tour description Pösenecker
  13. ↑ Tour description via Piazzetta
  14. ↑ Dolomiti Superski: The Sellaronda, the circumnavigation of the Sella Group in the Dolomites. dolomitesworld.com, accessed February 21, 2010 .
  15. ↑ Sellaronda Skimarathon (official website). Comitato Organizzatore SELLARONDA SKIMARATHON, Pozza di Fassa , accessed on February 21, 2010 .
  16. ↑ Sellaronda Skimarathon - Golden Book (all podium placements with finishing times). Comitato Organizzatore SELLARONDA SKIMARATHON, Pozza di Fassa, accessed on February 21, 2010 .
  17. ^ Maratona dles Dolomites (Official Website). Comitato "Maratona dles Dolomites", Abbey , accessed on February 21, 2010 .