250px, Reservoir Sankt Pankraz in the Ulten Valley
The Ulten Valley (german: Ultental or , it, Val d'Ultimo) is a 40 km (25 mile) long mountain valley in the western part of the province of
South Tyrol in northern
Italy.
It is the valley of the stream
Falschauer
The Falschauer ( it, Valsura; german: Falschauer) is a river in South Tyrol, Italy. It flows into the Adige near Lana
Lana may refer to:
*Lana (given name)
*Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist
*Lana (wrestle ...
, a right tributary of the
Adige. Its orientation is southwest to northeast, parallel to the lower
Vinschgau, and it is located south of
Meran. The valley ends in the ''commune'' of
Lana
Lana may refer to:
*Lana (given name)
*Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist
*Lana (wrestler), professional wrestler and pro wrestling manager
*'' Wild Energy. Lana'', a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel
Sciences
* ...
. A small road leading south connects the valley with
Proveis
Proveis (; it, Proves ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, Proveis had a population of 274 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Ita ...
and the
Val di Non in
Trentino.
The municipality
Ulten covers most of the Ulten valley. The lower part of the valley is in the municipality of
St. Pankraz
Sankt Pankraz (; it, San Pancrazio ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,589 and an area of .All demogra ...
. The population of the Ulten valley is predominantly German-speaking (more than 98% according to 2001 census). The westernmost, highest part of the valley is part of the
Stelvio National Park
Stelvio National Park ( it, Parco nazionale dello Stelvio; german: Nationalpark Stilfser Joch) is a national park in northeast Italy, established in 1935.Law no. 740 on the Constitution of the Stelvio National Park, published in ''Gazzetta Ufficia ...
.
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Valleys of South Tyrol
Nonsberg Group
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