The Rosengarten group ( ,
Ladin: ''Ciadenac'', ''Ciadenáze'') is a massif 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 ...
of northern
Italy
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. It is located between the
Tierser Tal and
Eggental in
South Tyrol
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and the
Fassa Valley in
Trentino
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.
One peculiarity of the Rosengarten is the pink shade, owing to the presence of the mineral
dolomite, which takes in the sunset and "glows", as celebrated in the ''
Bozner Bergsteigerlied''. Meaning "Rose garden" in German, the name refers to the legend of
King Laurin and his Rose Garden, a traditional story explaining the outer appearance of the mountain range.
Summits
The highest peak is the
Kesselkogel at above sea level. Other peaks include:
*
Rosengartenspitze -
*
Vajolet Towers -
* Laurinswand (Croda di Re Laurino) -
* Tscheiner-Spitze (Cima Sforcella) -
* Rotwand (Roda di Vaèl) -
* Teufelswand (Croda Davoi) -
References
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Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of South Tyrol
Dolomites