Sette Comuni

The area is also known as the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni or Asiago Plateau, and it was the site of a major battle between Austrian and Italian forces on the Alpine Front of World War I.

Cimbrian, a variety of Upper German, was the native language, and the area was ethnically and culturally distinct from the surrounding comuni.

[1] The Sette Comuni are located in mountainous territory, ranging from 500 to 2300 metres above sea level.

During the First World War the territory was located along the border between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Robàan is home to the Agustin Prunner Cultural Institute, which is a repository of the Cimbrian culture and cooperates with other linguistic enclaves in Lusern, Fersental, Sappada, Sauris, the Thirteen Communities and Timau.