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TheLadin-speaking valleys ofVal di Fassa,Val Gardena,Val Badia,Livinallongo andAmpezzo and their locations in northern Italy | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ≈31,000 (2011, est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ladinia | |
| Languages | |
| Ladin | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Friulians,Romansh |
TheLadins are an ethnolinguistic group[1][2] of northernItaly. They are distributed in several valleys, collectively known asLadinia. These valleys include the valleys ofBadia andGherdëina inSouth Tyrol, ofFassa inTrentino, and ofLivinallongo (also known as Buchenstein or Fodom) andAmpezzo inBelluno.[3] Their native language isLadin, aRhaeto-Romance language related to theSwissRomansh andFriulian languages.[4] Ladinia is located in the historical region ofTyrol, and Ladins share that region's culture, history, traditions, environment and architecture.
Ladins developed a formal national identity in the 19th century.[3][5]Micurà de Rü undertook the first attempt to develop a written form of the Ladin language. Ladin culture is promoted by the government-sponsored cultural instituteIstitut Ladin Micurà de Rü in the South Tyrolean municipality ofSan 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 inVigo di Fassa, Cesa de Jan inColle Santa Lucia andIstituto Ladin de la Dolomites inBorca di Cadore.
The Ladin people constitute 4.53% of the population of South Tyrol.[6]

| 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 | 82 | 3,237 | |
| Mareo | Marebbe | Enneberg | 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 | 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 | 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 | 39 | 1,251 | |
| Låg | Laghetti | Laag | 23 | 1,284 | |
| Vich | Vigo di Fassa | Vig im Fassatal | Trentino | 26 | 1,142 |
| Ciampedèl | Campitello di Fassa | Kampidel im Fassatal | 25 | 732 | |
| Sorèga | Soraga | Überwasser | 19 | 677 | |
| Mazin | Mazzin | Mazzin | 23 | 440 | |
| Col | Colle Santa Lucia | Verseil | Belluno | 15 | 418 |