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Seis am Schlern ( Austrian German: [ˈsaɪs am ˈʃlɛrn] ; Italian : Siusi allo Sciliar [ˈsjuːzi allo ʃʃiˈljar] ) is an Alpine village in South Tyrol , in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy . It is a frazione (borough) of the comune (municipality) of Kastelruth .

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5-582: The village lies in the Dolomites, in the shadow of the 2,563m high Schlern . The summit can be reached by following trail number one from the village. The peak at the north west end of the mountain was first climbed in 1888 by Johann Santner . It is named the Santner Spitze in his honour. The village is dependent on tourism, in Summer and Winter. The poet, composer and diplomat Oswald von Wolkenstein lived for

10-497: A time in Seis. The German philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey died in the village on October 1, 1911. The Russian scientist, historian and ethnologist Count Aleksey Alekseyevich Bobrinsky died in the Village on December 04, 1938. 46°32′39″N 11°33′44″E  /  46.54417°N 11.56222°E  / 46.54417; 11.56222 This Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol location article

15-557: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Schlern The Schlern ( Austrian German: [ʃlɛrn] ; Italian : Sciliar [ʃiˈljar] ; Ladin : Sciliër ; 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 July 1880 by Johann Santner . It

20-538: 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 1,700 metres (5,577 ft), there is the Schlernboden inn and on the summit plateau is the Schlernhaus inn 2,457 metres (8,061 ft), both open from 1 June to 15 October. The highest summit

25-591: Is the Petz with 2,564 metres (8,412 ft). 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 Tyrolean Regional Studies) and the logo pressed into Loacker 's wafer biscuits. The etymology of the mount probably predates Germanic and even Roman times, from

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