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Ladin People
The Ladins are an ethnolinguistic group of northern Italy. They are distributed in several valleys, collectively known as Ladinia. These valleys include the valleys of Val Badia, Badia and Val Gardena, Gherdëina in South Tyrol, of Fassa Valley, Fassa in Trentino, and of Livinallongo del Col di Lana, Livinallongo (also known as Buchenstein or Fodom) and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Ampezzo in Province of Belluno, Belluno. Their native language is Ladin language, Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romance languages, Rhaeto-Romance language related to the Switzerland, Swiss Romansh language, Romansh and Friulian language, Friulian languages. Ladinia is located in the historical region of Tyrol, and Ladins share that region's culture, history, traditions, environment and architecture. Ladins developed a formal national identity in the 19th century. Micurà de Rü undertook the first attempt to develop a written form of the Ladin language. Ladin culture is promoted by the government-sponsored cultural institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Ladins
The flag of Ladins is horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and green. The Ladin people are an ethnic group in northern Italy. In 2024, the Regional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol recognized the flag, allowing it to be officially displayed in municipalities next to the Italian tricolour. Overview The flag symbolizes the landscape: blue for the sky, white for the mountains and green for the meadows. The flag was introduced in 1920 during the Ladin Congress. It is unclear whether the flag was allowed during the time of Italian fascism. There are some which have also symbols or even coats of arms of Ladin families or municipalities, but these are only created by irrelevant people or organizations, no official institutions. Examples for symbols based on the flag are the coat of arms of Canazei or the logo of the Ladin Autonomist Union. The vertical version is less popular, but widespread especially outside of South Tyrol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhaeto-Romance Languages
Rhaeto-Romance, Rheto-Romance, Rhaeto-Italian, or Rhaetian, is a purported subfamily of the Romance languages that is spoken in south-eastern Switzerland and north-eastern Italy. The name "Rhaeto-Romance" refers to the former Roman province of Raetia. The question of whether these languages actually form a subfamily is called the . The Italian linguist Graziadio Ascoli, writing in 1873, found them to share a number of intricacies and believed they formed a linguistic group. The Rhaeto-Romance languages differ from Italian in their evolution from Latin by having passed through a stage with phonemic vowel length, undergone certain consonant developments, and possibly developed a pair of central rounded vowels (now lost everywhere). If the subfamily is genuine, three languages would belong to it: Romansh in Switzerland, and Ladin and Friulian in Italy. Their combined number of speakers is about 660,000; the large majority of these (about 500,000) speak Friulian. Origin Bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urtijëi
Urtijëi (; ; ) is a town of 4,637 inhabitants in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps. Geography Urtijëi borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Villnöß, Lajen, and Santa Cristina Gherdëina. History The Ladin language, Ladin-language name Urtijëi derives from the Latin word and the suffix '','' with the meaning "place of Urtica, nettles". From 1860 to 1914, Urtijëi experienced a relevant economic growth due to the opening of a major road connecting Val Gardena to the main railroad; as a result the local woodcarving industry flourished. International tourism developed through the discovery of the Dolomites first by English tourists, and subsequently visitors from other parts of Austria-Hungary as well as the German Empire. Currently, the town's economy is mostly based on winter skiing tourism, summer hiking tourism, and woodcarving. Coat of arms The emblem shows Ulrich of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladinia Towns
Ladinia is a neologism used to describe an Alpine region in the Dolomites The Dolomites ( ), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Va ... mountain range of Northern Italy, divided between the Italian Provinces of Italy, provinces of Province of Belluno, Belluno, South Tyrol, and Trentino. The area takes its name from its inhabitants, the Ladin people, a Romance language, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Their Ladin language is generally considered a Rhaeto-Romance languages, Rhaeto-Romance language, though there is a Questione Ladina, scientific debate if it forms part of a wider northern Italian dialect continuum. History As a Rhaeto-Romance language, Ladin was part of a large area, which about 1000 AD stretched from Ticino (''Tessin'') and Grisons in the Swiss Alps to the Julian Alps (in pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
