Piz da las Trais Linguas
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Piz da las Trais Linguas (German
: Dreisprachenspitze) meaning Peak of the Three Languages, or Cima Garibaldi, is a mountain
in the Ortler
Alps
on the Swiss
-Italian
border. The summit is the tripoint
between the regions of Lombardy
, South Tyrol
and the canton of Graubünden
. In Lombardy people speak Italian, in South Tyrol German, and in Graubunden Romansch, therefore the name of the peak in German and Romansch. In Italy it is known as Cima Garibaldi, losing its importance as point of meeting of different cultures.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Dreisprachenspitze) meaning Peak of the Three Languages, or Cima Garibaldi, is a mountain
Mountain
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in the Ortler
Ortler Alps
The Ortler Alps are a mountain range in the central Alps of Italy. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps or the Southern Limestone Alps....
Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
on the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
-Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
border. The summit is the tripoint
Tripoint
A tripoint, or trijunction , is a geographical point at which the borders of three countries or subnational entities meet....
between the regions of Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
and the canton of Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
. In Lombardy people speak Italian, in South Tyrol German, and in Graubunden Romansch, therefore the name of the peak in German and Romansch. In Italy it is known as Cima Garibaldi, losing its importance as point of meeting of different cultures.