Malga Battistin
The place
Malga Battistin ("Battistin Alpine Dairy Hut") in the province of Belluno, Cesiomaggiore/Sospirolo area (Parco nazionale delle Dolomiti Bellunesi, Veneto, Italy), at 961 m elevation, southern slope of the Belluno Dolomites. Continuous Dolomiti Bellunesi cluster (batches 250-382). Traditional alpine dairy hut (Malga Battistin, Belluno dialect place name + Dolomiti Bellunesi NP, 368 km², 1993, Tuscan-Emilian transnational + Dolomites UNESCO 2009, 7 systems, 141,000 ha, fossil coral Triassic 250 million years, UNESCO built classification + Ursus arctos arctos, isolated Friulian Dolomites/Trentino population, 40 individuals 2024 + Rupicapra rupicapra typical species + Vajont disaster heritage, October 9 1963, Longarone dam tsunami-landslide, 260 million m³, 1917 dead + Friulians (Rhaeto-Romance people, Friulian language, 400,000 speakers, UNESCO intangible heritage 2010).
The setting
Belluno Cesiomaggiore/Sospirolo Dolomiti Bellunesi NP Veneto Italy 961 m S slope Belluno Dolomites, continuous cluster batches 250-382, alpine dairy hut Battistin Belluno dialect + Dolomiti Bellunesi NP 368 km² 1993 + Dolomites UNESCO 2009 7 systems 141,000 ha fossil coral Triassic 250M years + Ursus arctos arctos isolated Friulian Dolomites/Trentino population 40 individuals 2024 + Rupicapra rupicapra + Vajont Oct 9 1963 tsunami 260M m³ 1917 dead Longarone, Friulians Rhaeto-Romance 400,000 UNESCO intangible 2010.
