The Dolomites mountain range is situated in the north-eastern Italian province of South Tyrol. The Dolomites are limited by the eastern Piave Valley and the western River Adige. Northwards the mountain range is terminated by the Puster and southwards by the Sugana Valley. Since 2009, the Dolomites belong to the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO.

From Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French mineralogist, who first described the carbonate mineral Dolomite in the second half of the 18th century, the name “Dolomites” is derived.

In general, the Dolomites are separated into Western and Eastern Dolomites. The Marmolata, which reaches 3.342 m above sea level, is the highest mountain in the Dolomites region. Other famous mountain ranges belonging to the Dolomites are the so-called “Drei Zinnen” (2.999 m, part of Sexten Dolomites), Sella (up to 2.910 m, north of Marmolata), “Rosengarten” (3.264 m, extending from Schlern mountain range in the North to the Karer Pass in the South), Schlern (2.563 m), Geisler (3.025m) and Langkofel (3.181 m).

The Dolomites are a well-known winter sports area, in the summer months also famous for mountain climbing, hiking, base jumping and paragliding. Free climbing, a special sort of rock climbing, is practiced in the Dolomites traditionally since the end of the 19th century. The annual bicycle race “Maratona dles Dolomites”, one of the most popular Italian bicycle races, takes place each July.

During First World War, for more than two years military actions took place between the Austrian and Italian forces in the Dolomites mountain range.

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