Wipp Valley ( it, Alta Vall'Isarco ; german: Wipptal) is a district ( it, comprensorio, german: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in the northern part of the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

province of

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

. It comprises the South Tyrolean part of the larger geographically defined

Wipptal The Wipp Valley (german: Wipptal) is an Alpine valley in Tyrol, Austria and in South Tyrol, Italy, running between Innsbruck and Franzensfeste. The Brenner Pass (1,374 m) at the Austro-Italian border divides it into the northern, Austrian Lower ...

, stretching from

Brenner Pass The Brenner Pass (german: link=no, Brennerpass , shortly ; it, Passo del Brennero ) is a mountain pass through the Alps which forms the border between Italy and Austria. It is one of the principal passes of the Eastern Alpine range and has ...

in the north down the upper

Eisack The Eisack (german: Eisack, ; it, Isarco ; Latin: ''Isarus'' or ''Isarcus'') is a river in Northern Italy, the second largest river in South Tyrol. Its source is near the Brenner Pass, at an altitude of about 1990 m above sea level. The river draw ...

(Isarco) river to

Franzensfeste Franzensfeste (; it, Fortezza ) is a ''comune'' in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is named after the large Franzensfeste Fortress erected from 1833 to 1838 and Franzensfeste station is also known as an important railway hub. Geography Fra ...

in the south. It was separated from neighbouring

Eisacktal Eisack Valley ( it, Valle Isarco ; german: Eisacktal) is a district ( it, comprensorio; german: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in South Tyrol, Italy. It comprises the middle part of the valley of the Eisack, from Franzensfeste in the north to Waidbruck in t ...

district in 1980.

Overview

According to the 2001 census, 85.31% of the population of the valley speak German, 14.32% Italian and 0.37%

Ladin Ladin may refer to: *Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language *Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy See also *Laden (disambiguation) *Ladino (disambiguati ...

as mother language.Bevölkerung und soziales Leben, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006
p. 120, tab. 3.19 Comuni wipptal-gemeinden wipptal

The following six municipalities are part of the district of the Wipp Valley: # Brenner # Freienfeld #

Ratschings Ratschings (; it, Racines ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 4,363 and an area of ...

Pfitsch Pfitsch (; it, Val di Vizze ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. It is named for the valley of Pfitschtal or Pfitscher Tal. Geography As of 30 ...

Sterzing Sterzing (; it, Vipiteno ) is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main town of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town. History Origin The town traces its roots to 14 B.C., when Nero Claudius ...

''(district capital)''

References

External links

Wipptal district
{{coord missing, Italy Districts of South Tyrol it:Alta Valle Isarco sl:Dolina Wipptal