eng
The Dolomites are a mountain range in the northern Italian Alps. It is also known as the “Pale Mountains” which is originated from the carbonate rock dolomite. The name itself “The Dolomites” relatively new as until the 18th century the mountain range didn’t even have a name. The mountain range was named after a French mineralogist Dolomieu (1750–1801) who describe the mineral first (… at least this name became widespread and popular after that). It has 18 peaks which rise to above 3,000 metres, its highest point is the Marmolada which is 3,342 metres. It has spectacular mountain landscapes with vertical walls, sheer cliffs, deep and long gorges. There is 41 glaciers in the region, the karst features can also be found here. According to the UNESCO “Some of the rock cliffs here rise more than 1,500 m and are among the highest limestone walls found anywhere in the world.”
hun
A Dolomitok egy hegylánc az Alpokban Olaszország északi részén. Hatalmas sziklatornyok, számtalan mély és hosszú szurdokvölgy, meredek sziklafalak, vízesések jellemzik. 18 csúcsa emelkedik 3000 méter fölé, legmagasabb pontja a Marmolada, amely 3342m. 41 gleccser mellet karsztos formakincs is megtalálható a régióban. Turista és via-ferrata paradicsom.
