Ladin minority of Fassa
The Ladins of the Dolomites are a linguistic minority settled in five valleys branching off from the Sella massif: Fassa in Trentino, Badia and Gardena in Alto Adige/Südtirol, Livinallongo and Ampezzo in Veneto.
Getting to know the Ladins of the Fassa Valley
The Ladins of Fassa
The six Ladin municipalities of the Valle di Fassa, namely Moena, Soraga di Fassa, San Giovanni di Fassa-Sèn Jan, Mazzin/Mazin, Campitello di Fassa/Ciampedel and Canazei/Cianacei, make up the Comun general de Fascia, the body that has replaced the Comprensorio Ladino di Fassa, in turn heir to the Magnifica Comunità di Fassa, that ancient "Communitas Fasciae" mentioned for the first time in documents as far back as 1253.
Today, the Comun general de Fascia, following the constitutional law number 1 of 4 December 2017 which amended the Statute of Autonomy of the Trentino Alto Adige / Südtirol Region, has acquired the status of local territorial body to which the Region and the Province may attribute, transfer or delegate administrative functions and activities relevant to the enhancement of the Ladin linguistic minority.
Publication date:Tuesday 20 May 2025
Ladin Cultural Institute - Istitut cultural ladin
The Ladin Cultural Institute is an instrumental public body of the Autonomous Province of Trento and is responsible for the promotion and protection of the language and culture of the Ladin linguistic minority populations through research, study and training initiatives as well as the preservation and enhancement of customs and traditions in order to consolidate the cultural identity of the Ladin minority.
Multimedia
News
In this section you will find a list of news from the Ladin community
Publications
In this section you will find a selection of publications concerning Ladin history, traditions and language
Press releases in Ladin
Ladin municipalities of Fassa
Reference structures
Minority Conference
The Conference of Trentino's linguistic minorities constitutes the body for the concertation of policies for the Ladin, Mòchena and Cimbrian linguistic minority populations.
Ladin Council
The Ladin council has the task of analysing the requests and needs expressed by the Ladin community with regard to the promotion of the language, assessing the existing activities and monitoring their effectiveness, identifying the needs, assigning priorities and consequently elaborating the language policy lines to be adopted for the protection and valorisation of the Ladin language.