Sella Pass

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Sella Pass
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Sella Pass
Elevation 2,218 m (7,277 ft)
Location South Tyrol, Trentino, Italy
Range Dolomites
Coordinates 46°30′31″N11°45′46″E / 46.50861°N 11.76278°E / 46.50861; 11.76278 Coordinates: 46°30′31″N11°45′46″E / 46.50861°N 11.76278°E / 46.50861; 11.76278
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Sella Pass
Location of Sella Pass

The Sella Pass (German : Sellajoch; Ladin : Jëuf de Sela or Jouf de Sela; Italian : Passo Sella) (2218 m) is a high mountain pass between the provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol in Italy.

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Ladin language Romance language

Ladin is a Romance language consisting of a group of dialects that some consider part of a unitary Rhaeto-Romance language, mainly spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the provinces of South Tyrol, the Trentino, and the Belluno, by the Ladin people. It exhibits similarities to Swiss Romansh and Friulian.

Italian language Romance language

Italian is a Romance language. Italian, together with Sardinian, is by most measures the closest language to Vulgar Latin of the Romance languages. Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria. It formerly had official status in Albania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro (Kotor) and Greece, and is generally understood in Corsica and Savoie. It also used to be an official language in the former Italian East Africa and Italian North Africa, where it plays a significant role in various sectors. Italian is also spoken by large expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia. In spite of not existing any Italian community in their respective national territories and of not being spoken at any level, Italian is included de jure, but not de facto, between the recognized minority languages of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Romania. Many speakers of Italian are native bilinguals of both standardized Italian and other regional languages.

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It connects the Val Gherdëina in South Tyrol and Canazei in the Fascia Valley in Trentino.

South Tyrol Autonomous province of Italy

South Tyrol 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. Its official trilingual denomination is Autonome Provinz Bozen – Südtirol in German, Provincia autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige in Italian and Provinzia autonoma de Bulsan – Südtirol in Ladin, reflecting the three main language groups to which its population belongs. The province is the northernmost of Italy, the second largest, with an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi) and has a total population of 530,009 inhabitants as of 2018. Its capital and largest city is Bolzano.

Canazei Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Canazei is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the upper part of the Val di Fassa, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Trento. Its name derives from the Latin word cannicetus.

With Pordoi Pass, Gardena Pass, and Campolongo Pass, this pass forms a quadrangle around the Sella group. In the winter, ski trails are prepared that make the entire round in both directions, known as the Sella Ronda .

Pordoi Pass mountain pass in Italy

Pordoi is a pass in the Dolomites in the Alps, located between the Sella group in the north and the Marmolada group in the south. The pass is at an altitude of 2,239 m (7,346 ft), and the road crossing the pass connects Arabba with Canazei. It is the second highest surfaced road traversing a pass in the Dolomites, after the Sella Pass.

Gardena Pass mountain pass in the Dolomites, in South Tyrol

Gardena Pass is a high mountain pass in the Dolomites of the South Tyrol in northeast Italy.

Campolongo Pass mountain pass in 1875 m elev. in the Dolomites, South-Tyrol, Italy

The Campolongo Pass (1875 m) is a high mountain pass in the Dolomites in South Tyrol in Italy.

Maratona dles Dolomites

The Sella Pass is the third of seven Dolomites mountain passes riders cross in the annual Maratona dles Dolomites single-day bicycle race. It is also on the route of the Dolomites Gold Cup Race.

Maratona dles Dolomites

The Maratona dles Dolomites, is an annual single-day road bicycle race covering seven mountain passes in the Dolomites. Open to amateur cyclists, the Maratona—with 9,000 riders from over 40 nations—is one of the biggest Italian Granfondo bicycle races. National Geographic described it as "one of the biggest, most passionate, and most chaotic bike races on Earth."

Dolomites Gold Cup Race

The Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti automobile race was a pure speed race on roads open to public traffic in Italy, which was originally run in the decade from 1947 to 1956. It always covered the same route of 303.8 km. in a single day, starting and finishing in the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo. It was founded by the Belluno Automobile Club, which is still the organiser.

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