- Val Gardena
Val Gardena ( _de. Gröden;
Ladin : "Gherdëina") is a valley in theDolomites of northernItaly . It is best known as askiing area.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.Towns
There are three towns in the valley :
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Urtijëi (it: "Ortisei"; de: "St. Ulrich")
*Sëlva (it: "Selva"; de: "Wolkenstein")
* Santa Crestina (it: "Santa Christina"; de: "St. Christina")Sports
Gardena has a Serie A2
hockey -team,HCGardena .Carolina Kostner is a famous figure skater and cousin ofIsolde Kostner , the famous ski-champion.External links
* [http://www.valgardena.it/ Official Website of the Val Gardena Tourist Office]
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