Sexten Dolomites

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Sexten Dolomites
Dolomites map with the Sesto Dolomites marked in red

Dolomites map with the Sesto Dolomites marked in red

The Three Peaks are the most famous mountain range in the Sesto Dolomites

The Three Peaks are the most famous mountain range in the Sesto Dolomites

Highest peak Dreischusterspitze ( 3145  m slm )
location South Tyrol and Belluno Province ( Italy )
part of Dolomites
Coordinates 46 ° 38 ′  N , 12 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 38 ′  N , 12 ° 20 ′  E
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The Sexten Dolomites (also Sexten Dolomites) form the northeastern mountain group of the Dolomites in Italy . They are located in the far east of South Tyrol and in the north of the province of Belluno and are bordered in the north by the Pustertal , in the northeast and east by the Sextental , in the south by the Val d'Ansiei and in the west by the Höhlensteintal . In the South Tyrolean part of the mountains lies the Drei Zinnen nature park , which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 26, 2009 .

Geology and biology

Hochleist and Zwölferkofel in the Sesto Dolomites

The mountain range belonging to the Southern Limestone Alps consists largely of dolomite rocks that formed from coral reefs in the sinking Tethys of the Mesozoic (lower Triassic ). There are several types, including the Schlern dolomite and the overlying main dolomite . Characteristic of the Sesto and adjacent Dolomite the contrast between undulating's pastures and the upstanding from them Riffgipfeln with partially over 3000 m, the most powerful of dumps are surrounded (see figure) .

There are noticeable populations of some rare grouse species in the nature park. Since 1999, hunters, foresters and the office of nature parks have been investigating the distribution areas of the ptarmigan , stone grouse , black grouse and capercaillie . It is worth mentioning the larger populations of woodpeckers as well as deer and badger .

A number of protected plants should also be mentioned, including various bluebells and crocuses , the Dolomite columbine , alpine orchid species, the edelweiss , the alpine carnation ( Armeria alpina ) (Sciliar witch) and the Dolomite yarrow . Many alpine meadows are known for their blooming flowers in spring .

history

Vallo Alpino bunker (built in 1939)

During the First World War , the Sesto Dolomites were the scene of fighting, when the war between Italian and Austrian troops raged here in the mountains for two and a half years (see also the article Mountain War 1915–1918 ). Mute witnesses such as holes in the rock, fortifications (see picture) and rusting shrapnel are still visible today. Parts of the former Military climb became the Friedensweg designed the westwards to other parts of the Dolomites and eastward as Karnischer trail is called (border with Austria). Today the famous Alpinisteig (Strada degli alpini) leads through the vertical rock walls of the Elfer as a via ferrata on former supply paths to the Sentinellascharte. The Alpinisteig, also formerly known as the Alpiniweg, was laid by Austrian and Italian high mountain troops during the First World War. The Alpinisteig was later expanded into a via ferrata by the Padua section of the CAI . Today the Alpinisteig is one of the most popular high-altitude trails in the Sesto Dolomites.

Mountains and mountain groups in the Sesto Dolomites

The peaks of the Sexten sundial : reference point: car park: Heidegg in Fischleintal

The one in the south

is often counted among the Sesto Dolomites.

Well-known mountain groups in the area: Tofana and Marmolatagruppe (south-west), Fanes group (west), Lienz Dolomites (north).

Some mountain huts in the Sesto Dolomites

literature

  • Richard Goedeke : Sexten Dolomites . Alpine Club Guide. Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7633-1255-2 ( title page and publisher's text ).
  • Eugen Hüsler : Dolomites, Sexten, Hochpustertal . Hiking guide. Kompass Karten GmbH, Rum / Innsbruck 2010, ISBN 978-3-85026-240-8 .
  • Peter Kübler / Hugo Reider: Fight for the Three Peaks . The heart of the Sexten Dolomites 1915-1917 and today. REIDER TOURISTIK KG, Sexten 2011, ISBN 978-88-902466-2-3 .
  • Peter Kübler / Hugo Reider: War for Sexten . The western Carnic Alps and the Kreuzberg area in the First World War 1915-1918 with tour descriptions for today. PETER KÜBLER Verlag & Medienservice, Unterkirnach 2017, ISBN 978-3-9816744-2-2 .
  • Julia Walleczek-Fritz / Peter Kübler: Historical hiking guide Sesto Dolomites . Open Air Museum of the Mountain War 1915-1917, Sector I - Anderter Alpe and Sector II - Elferscharte. Ed .: Bellum Aquilarum ONLUS. Sexten 2015.

Web links

Commons : Sesto Dolomites  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Sesto Dolomites  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. Alpinisteig (Strada degli Alpini) on hotel-alpi.com