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Sextener Rotwand
Sextener Rotwand
(Zehner)
	Austrian military position in the Rotwand, Sexten Dolomites, in World War I
Highest point
Elevation	2,965 m (9,728 ft)
Prominence	248 m (814 ft)
Geography
Location	South Tyrol, Italy
Parent range	Sexten Dolomites
Climbing
First ascent	20 July 1878 by Michel Innerkofler and Roland von Eötvös

The Sextener Rotwand (Italian: Croda Rossa di Sesto; German: Sextener Rotwand) or Zehner is a mountain in the Sexten Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. During the so-called "White War" in World War I, the mountain was heavily contested by the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary.^[1]

References edit

^ Goedeke, Richard (1988). Sextener Dolomiten ein Führer für Täler, Hütten und Berge ; verfasst nach den Richtlinien der UIAA (2. Aufl ed.). München [i.e. Ottobrunn]. ISBN 3-7633-1255-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Richard Goedeke: Sextener Dolomiten. (Alpine Club Guide) Bergverlag Rother, 1988. ISBN 3-7633-1255-2

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