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18-696: As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 657 and an area of 89.2 square kilometres (34.4 sq mi). Prags is located in the Prags valley in the northern Dolomites . The valley is split into two branches, the western one ending at the Pragser Wildsee , a mountain lake, the eastern one at the Plätzwiese , an extended alpine pasture. Prags borders the following municipalities: Cortina d'Ampezzo , Toblach , Mareo , Welsberg-Taisten , Olang , and Niederdorf . The municipality of Prags contains

36-605: A taste for natural science, particularly botany ; and after leaving Cambridge he travelled in Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe and North Africa, studying his favourite pursuits, and contributing papers on botany and the Swiss glaciers to scientific periodicals. In 1846 Ball was made an assistant poor-law commissioner , but resigned in 1847, and in 1848 stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate for Sligo . In 1849 he

54-571: Is called Piccole Dolomiti (Little Dolomites), between the provinces of Trentino, Verona and Vicenza. The Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and many other regional parks are in the Dolomites. On 26 June 2009 , the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The Adamello-Brenta UNESCO Global Geopark is also in the Dolomites. The Geological Museum of the Dolomites (in Italian Museo Geologico delle Dolomiti )

72-523: Is chiefly remembered. His well-known Alpine Guide (London, 1863–1868) was the result of innumerable climbs and journeys and of careful observation recorded in a clear and often entertaining style. Among his accomplishments, he was the first to climb a major Dolomites peak ( Monte Pelmo in 1857). He also travelled in Morocco (1871) and South America (1882), and recorded his observations in books which were recognised as having scientific value. His wife

90-732: Is evidence that the Jesuit priest Franz von Wulfen from Klagenfurt climbed the Lungkofel and the Dürrenstein in the 1790s. In 1857 Irishman John Ball was the first known person to climb Monte Pelmo. Paul Grohmann later climbed numerous peaks such as the Antelao, Marmolada, Tofana, Monte Cristallo and the Boè. Around 1860 the Agordin mountaineer Simone de Silvestro was the first person to stand on

108-480: Is located in Predazzo , Fiemme Valley . The Dolomites, also known as the "Pale Mountains", take their name from the carbonate rock dolomite . This was named after the 18th-century French mineralogist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750–1801), who was the first to describe the mineral. For millennia, hunters and gatherers had advanced into the highest rocky regions and had probably also climbed some peaks. There

126-604: The frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außerprags (Braies di Fuori), Innerprags (Braies di Dentro), Schmieden (Ferrara) and St. Veit (San Vito). The emblem represents a stag on a mountain with three vert peaks, crossed by a wavy stream of argent . The emblem was granted in 1968. According to the 2011 census, 99.23% of the population speak German , 0.61% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language. [REDACTED] Media related to Prags at Wikimedia Commons Dolomites The Dolomites ( Italian : Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti] ), also known as

144-677: The Alta Via 1 . Radiocarbon dating has been used in the Alta Badia region to demonstrate a connection between landslide activity and climate change. The region is commonly divided into the Western and Eastern Dolomites, separated by a line following the Val Badia–Campolongo Pass–Cordevole Valley (Agordino) axis. The Dolomites may be divided into the following ranges: The Dolomites are renowned for skiing in

162-590: The Ball Range in the Canadian Rockies was named after him), and with William Jackson Hooker 's efforts to obtain a systematic knowledge of the colonial floras. In 1858 Ball stood for County Limerick , but was defeated, and he then gave up politics and devoted himself to natural history. He was the first president of the Alpine Club (founded 1857), and it is for his work as an alpinist that he

180-785: The Dolomite Mountains , Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps , are a mountain range in northeastern Italy . They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley ( Pieve di Cadore ) in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley (Italian: Valsugana ). The Dolomites are in

198-703: The Civetta. Michael Innerkofler was one of the climbers of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo . Later very important local mountaineers, known for many first ascents, were Angelo Dibona and Giovanni Piaz . During the First World War , the front line between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian Army ran through the Dolomites, where both sides used mines extensively. Open-air war museums are at Cinque Torri (Five Towers), Monte Piana and Mount Lagazuoi. Many people visit

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216-400: The Dolomites to climb the vie ferrate , protected paths through the rock walls that were created during the war. A number of long-distance footpaths traverse the Dolomites. They are called alte vie (German: Dolomiten Höhenwege – high paths), and are numbered 1 to 10. The trails take about a week to walk, and are served by numerous rifugi (huts). The first and the most renowned is

234-577: The border of Trentino and Veneto, the small towns of Alleghe , Falcade , Auronzo , Cortina d'Ampezzo and the villages of Arabba , Urtijëi and San Martino di Castrozza , as well as the whole of the Fassa, Gardena and Badia valleys. The Maratona dles Dolomites , an annual single-day road bicycle race covering seven mountain passes of the Dolomites, occurs in the first week of July. Other characteristic places are: John Ball (naturalist) John Ball (20 August 1818 – 21 October 1889)

252-668: The principles of right and justice'. In the British House of Commons he attracted Lord Palmerston 's attention by his abilities, and in 1855 was made Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies , a post which he held for two years. At the colonial office he had great influence in furthering the cause of natural science, particularly in connection with equipment of the Palliser Expedition in Canada (for his efforts,

270-573: The regions of Veneto , Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia , covering an area shared between the provinces of Belluno , Vicenza , Verona , Trentino , South Tyrol , Udine and Pordenone . Other mountain groups of similar geological structure are spread along the River Piave to the east— Dolomiti d'Oltrepiave ; and far away over the Adige River to the west— Dolomiti di Brenta (Western Dolomites). A smaller group

288-544: The winter months and mountain climbing , hiking, cycling and BASE jumping , as well as paragliding and hang gliding in summer and late spring/early autumn. Free climbing has been a tradition in the Dolomites since 1887, when 17-year-old Georg Winkler soloed the first ascent of the pinnacle of the Vajolet Towers . The main centres include: Rocca Pietore alongside the Marmolada Glacier, which lies on

306-520: Was an Irish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller. Ball was born in Dublin , the eldest son of Nicholas Ball , judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) and his wife Jane Sherlock. He was educated at Oscott College near Birmingham , and at Christ's College, Cambridge , where he was 41st Wrangler but as a Roman Catholic could not be admitted to a BA degree. He showed in his early years

324-648: Was appointed second poor-law commissioner, but resigned in 1852 and successfully contested the County Carlow constituency in the Whig interest. In 1854, while grave doubts were raised in well-informed quarters about entering a war with Russia, the voice of the people found expression in Ball who assured the government that justification of the Crimean war was vast, high and noble: 'the maintenance in civilised society of

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