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| Rosengarten | |
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 Rosengarten seen from Schlern summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,002 m (9,849 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°28′N 11°39′E / 46.467°N 11.650°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Rose garden |
| Language of name | German |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy |
| Parent range | Dolomites |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1873 |
The Rosengarten group (Italian: Catinaccio [katiˈnattʃo], Ladin: Ciadenac, Ciadenáze) is a massif in the Dolomites of northern Italy. It is located between the Tierser Tal and Eggental in South Tyrol and the Fassa Valley in Trentino.
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.[1][2]
- ^ "The legend of King Laurin and his Rose garden". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Wolff, Karl Felix (2013). The Dolomites and their legends. Bozen: Edition Raetia. ISBN 978-88-7283-436-7. Archived from the original on 2013-08-13.