Schlern
Encyclopedia
The Schlern (2,563 m) is a mountain
of the Dolomites
in South Tyrol
, Italy
.
The peak at the north west end of the mountain (left, in the image at right) was first ascended in 1888 by Johann Santner. It is named the Santner Spitze in his honour.
The Schlern dominates the villages of Seis am Schlern and Völs am Schlern, and the summit can be reached following the circular route marked with the number 1 from both villages.
At 1700 metres (5,577 ft), there is the Schlernboden inn and on the summit plateau is the Schlernhaus inn 2457 metres (8,061 ft), both open from 1 June to 15 October.
The Schlern is sung of in the Bozner Bergsteigerlied as one of South Tyrol's landmarks. Its characteristic profile appears on the Der Schlern - Zeitschrift für Südtiroler Landeskunde
(Magazine for South Tyrol
ean Regional Studies) and the logo pressed into Loacker
's wafer
biscuits.
Image:Schlern in winter.jpg
Image:Schlern in der Abendsonne.jpg
Image:Schlern_pano.jpg
Image:Schlern-seiseralm.jpg
Image:Schlern - Knüppelsteig 01.jpg|The southern summit approach
Mountain
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of the Dolomites
Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
in South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
, Italy
Italy
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.
The peak at the north west end of the mountain (left, in the image at right) was first ascended in 1888 by Johann Santner. It is named the Santner Spitze in his honour.
The Schlern dominates the villages of Seis am Schlern and Völs am Schlern, and the summit can be reached following the circular route marked with the number 1 from both villages.
At 1700 metres (5,577 ft), there is the Schlernboden inn and on the summit plateau is the Schlernhaus inn 2457 metres (8,061 ft), both open from 1 June to 15 October.
The Schlern is sung of in the Bozner Bergsteigerlied as one of South Tyrol's landmarks. Its characteristic profile appears on the Der Schlern - Zeitschrift für Südtiroler Landeskunde
Der Schlern
Der Schlern is a German-language monthly for the study of science, research, art and culture related to South Tyrol....
(Magazine for South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
ean Regional Studies) and the logo pressed into Loacker
Loacker
Loacker is an Italian company based in South Tyrol. It was founded in 1926 as a family company by Alfons Loacker.Loacker has production facilities in Bolzano, Ritten and Heinfels . It is known for its confections, particularly for its Quadratini, thin cubes composed of wafers layered with sheets of...
's wafer
Wafer (cooking)
In cooking, a wafer is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, and dry biscuit, often used to decorate ice cream. Wafers can also be made into cookies with cream flavoring sandwiched between them. They frequently have a waffle surface pattern but may also be patterned with insignia of the food's...
biscuits.
Gallery
Image:Schlern in winter.jpg
Image:Schlern in der Abendsonne.jpg
Image:Schlern_pano.jpg
Image:Schlern-seiseralm.jpg
Image:Schlern - Knüppelsteig 01.jpg|The southern summit approach