Ladins

The Ladin people are an ethnic group^[1]^[2] in northern Italy. They are distributed in several valleys, collectively known as Ladinia. These include the valleys of Badia and Gherdëina in South Tyrol, of Fassa in the Trentino, and Livinallongo (also known as Buchenstein or Fodom) and Ampezzo in the Province of Belluno. Their native language is Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romance language related to the Swiss Romansh and Friulian languages.^[3] They are part of Tyrol, with which they share culture, history, traditions, environment, and architecture.

Ladins developed a national ethnic identity in the 19th century.^[4] Micurà de Rü undertook the first attempt to develop a written form of the Ladin language. Nowadays, Ladin culture is promoted by the government-sponsored cultural institute Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü in the South Tyrolean municipality of San Martin de Tor. There is also a Ladin museum in the same municipality. The Ladins of Trentino and Belluno have their own cultural institutes, Majon de Fascegn in Vigo di Fassa, Cesa de Jan in Colle Santa Lucia, and Istituto Ladin de la Dolomites in Borca di Cadore.

The Ladin people constitute only 4.53% of the population of South Tyrol.^[5] Many of the South Tyrolean Sagas come from the Ladin territory, including the national epic of the Ladin people, the saga of the Kingdom of Fanes. Another figure from Ladin mythology is the demon Anguana.

Communities

Ladin Name	Italian Name	German Name	Province	Area (km²)	Population
Anpezo	Cortina d’Ampezzo	Hayden	Belluno	255	6,150
Urtijëi	Ortisei	St. Ulrich in Gröden	South Tyrol	24	4,569
Badia	Badia	Abtei	South Tyrol	82	3,237
Mareo	Marebbe	Enneberg	South Tyrol	161	2,684
Moéna	Moena	Moena	Trentino	82	2,628
Sëlva	Selva di Val Gardena	Wolkenstein in Gröden	South Tyrol	53	2,589
Poza	Pozza di Fassa	Potzach im Fassatal	Trentino	73	1,983
Cianacei	Canazei	Kanzenei	Trentino	67	1,844
Santa Cristina Gherdëina	Santa Cristina Valgardena	St. Christina in Gröden	South Tyrol	31	1,840
San Martin de Tor	San Martino in Badia	St. Martin in Thurn	South Tyrol	76	1,727
Fodom	Livinallongo del Col di Lana	Buchenstein	Belluno	99	1,436
Corvara	Corvara	Kurfar	South Tyrol	42	1,266
La Val	La Valle	Wengen	South Tyrol	39	1,251
Låg	Laghetti	Laag	South Tyrol	23	1,284
Vich	Vigo di Fassa	Vig im Fassatal	Trentino	26	1,142
Ciampedèl	Campitello di Fassa	Kampidel im Fassatal	Trentino	25	732
Sorèga	Soraga	Überwasser	Trentino	19	677
Mazin	Mazzin	Mazzin	Trentino	23	440
Col	Colle Santa Lucia	Verseil	Belluno	15	418

Gallery

Ladin farms in La Val
Castle Thurn, San Martin de Tor in the 1960s
Tavella and Lunz in La Val in the 1960s.
Ploughing in La Val in the 1960s.

Personalities

Giorgio Moroder, singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer
Susy Rottonara, composer, singer, actress, and researcher
Ettore Sottsass, photographer, architect and designer
Leander Moroder, Director of the Ladin Museum Micurà de Rü
Toni Valeruz, professional athlete and extreme skier
Carolina Kostner, figure skater, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, 2012 World champion, and five-time European champion.
Simon Kostner, ice hockey player, represented the Italian national team in several tournaments.
Erwin Kostner, ice hockey player, competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Kristian Ghedina, World Cup alpine ski racer whose thirteen victories are the most by an Italian downhill specialist in World Cup history.
Simona Senoner, cross-country racer and ski jumper
Peter Runggaldier, professional Alpine skier

References

^ Jan Markusse: The South Tyrolese Inter-Ethnic Package Deal. An Example for Other Multi-Ethnic Regions?, in: Yearbook of European Studies 6. Borders and Territories. Rodopi, Amsterdam/Atlanta 1993, ISBN 90-5183-506-X, p. 193-220. E. g. For the small ethnic group of Ladins the package offers advantages and disadvantages.
^ Christoph Perathoner: Die Dolomitenladiner 1848-1918: ethnisches Bewusstsein und politische Partizipation. Folio, Bozen/Wien 1998, ISBN 978-3852560809
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]} "die drei rätoromanischen Teilgruppen (Bündnerromanisch, Dolomitenladinisch, Friaulisch) ... treten als eine vom Oberitalienischen gänzlich differenzierte Sprachfamilie auf" (the 3 reto-romance language-groups Rumanc, Dolomite Ladin and Friulan are a separate language-family from northern-Italian), 2003 by Prof. Dr. Roland Bauer, University of Salzburg
^ Christoph Perathoner: Die Dolomitenladiner 1848-1918: ethnisches Bewusstsein und politische Partizipation. Folio, Bozen/Wien 1998, ISBN 978-3852560809
^ "South Tyrol in Figures" (PDF). Declaration of language group affiliation - Population Census 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-07.

External links

Istitut Cultural Ladin Micurà de Rü (in South Tyrol), official site
Istitut Cultural Ladin Majon di Fascegn (in Trentino), official site
Istitut Cultural Ladin Cesa de Jan (in Belluno province), official site

[1] Jan Markusse: The South Tyrolese Inter-Ethnic Package Deal. An Example for Other Multi-Ethnic Regions?, in: Yearbook of European Studies 6. Borders and Territories. Rodopi, Amsterdam/Atlanta 1993, ISBN 90-5183-506-X, p. 193-220. E. g. For the small ethnic group of Ladins the package offers advantages and disadvantages.

[2] Christoph Perathoner: Die Dolomitenladiner 1848-1918: ethnisches Bewusstsein und politische Partizipation. Folio, Bozen/Wien 1998, ISBN 978-3852560809

[3] [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]} "die drei rätoromanischen Teilgruppen (Bündnerromanisch, Dolomitenladinisch, Friaulisch) ... treten als eine vom Oberitalienischen gänzlich differenzierte Sprachfamilie auf" (the 3 reto-romance language-groups Rumanc, Dolomite Ladin and Friulan are a separate language-family from northern-Italian), 2003 by Prof. Dr. Roland Bauer, University of Salzburg

[4] Christoph Perathoner: Die Dolomitenladiner 1848-1918: ethnisches Bewusstsein und politische Partizipation. Folio, Bozen/Wien 1998, ISBN 978-3852560809

[5] "South Tyrol in Figures" (PDF). Declaration of language group affiliation - Population Census 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-07.

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