Val Gardena
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Val Gardena (German: Gröden; Ladin: Gherdëina) is a valley in the Dolomites of northern Italy. It is best known as a skiing area.
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[edit] Culture
Val Gardena is one of five valleys with a majority of Ladin speakers (two of these valleys are in the province of Bolzano-Bozen). The form of the Ladin language spoken in this valley is called Gardenese in Italian, Grödnerisch in German and Gherdëina in Ladin.
[edit] Villages
There are three villages in the valley :
- Urtijëi (it: Ortisei; de: St. Ulrich)
- Sëlva (it: Selva; de: Wolkenstein)
- Santa Crestina (it: Santa Christina; de: St. Christina)
[edit] Sports
Gardena has a Serie A2 hockey-team, HCGardena.
Carolina Kostner is a famous figure skater and cousin of Isolde Kostner, the famous ski-champion.
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