The Vinschgau (Italian: Val Venosta, German: Vinschgau, Ladin: Vnuost, medieval: Finsgowe) or Vinschgau Valley[1] is the upper part of the Adige river valley, in the western part of the province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy.
The valley runs in a west-east orientation, between the Reschen Pass and Meran. Due to a rather warm climate and a lack of rain (400mm per year), the apple orchards there are irrigated. According to the 2001 census, 96.51% of the population of the valley speak German, 3.41% Italian and 0.08% Ladin as first language.[2]
Vinschgau is also the name of a district (German: Bezirksgemeinschaft, Italian: comprensorio), in which the 13 municipalities of the valley cooperate. These municipalities are:
- Glurns
- Graun im Vinschgau
- Kastelbell-Tschars
- Laas
- Latsch
- Mals
- Martell
- Prad am Stilfser Joch
- Schlanders
- Schluderns
- Schnals
- Stilfs
- Taufers im Münstertal
Coordinates: 46°38′N 10°47′E / 46.633°N 10.783°E
References
- ^ Allgemeiner historischer Handatlas, Gustav Droysen
- ^ Bevölkerung und soziales Leben, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006, p. 120, tab. 3.19
External links
Media related to Vinschgau at Wikimedia Commons- Vinschgau District (German) (Italian)
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