300px, Location of the Fiemme Valley in Trentino. 300px, The Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia.">Passo_Lusia.html" ;"title="Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia">Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia. Fiemme Valley (, ) is a valley in the Trentino Provinces of Italy, province, i.e. the southern half of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Regions of Italy, region, in northern Italy, located in the Dolomites mountain region.

History

Classical Antiquity Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural History of Europe, European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the inter ...

, the valley was part of the

Cisalpine Gaul Cisalpine Gaul (, also called ''Gallia Citerior'' or ''Gallia Togata'') was the name given, especially during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, to a region of land inhabited by Celts (Gauls), corresponding to what is now most of northern Italy. Afte ...

province of the

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. Following the Augustan organization of Italy, the valley became part of

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. Since the 11th century and until 1803, Fiemme Valley belonged to the county of Trent, part of the Bishopric of Trent within the

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. After the treaty of Luneville, under the name "Welschtirol" (i.e.

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- Ladin speaking

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) it became part of the

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under the

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. In 1920 with the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye at the end of the first World War it was annexed to the

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Municipalities

The following

comuni A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

are located in Fiemme Valley: * Capriana * Altrei * Castello-Molina di Fiemme *

Cavalese Cavalese (''Cavalés'' in local dialect, ''Gablöss'' in local german dialect) is a ''comune'' of 4,004 inhabitants in Trentino, northern Italy, a ski resort and the main center in the Fiemme Valley. It is part of the Magnifica Comunità di Fiem ...

(administrative center) *

Tesero Tésero (''Tiézer'' in local dialect) is a ''Communes of Trentino, comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italy, Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the Val di Fiemme about northeast of Trento. The municipalit ...

Ziano di Fiemme Ziano di Fiemme is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento Trento ( or ; Ladin language, Ladin and ; ; ; ; ; ), also known in English as Trent, ...

Panchià Panchià (''Pancià'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. Panchià borders the following municipalities: Predazzo, Tesero ...

Predazzo Predazzo (, literally big meadow) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Trento, northern Italy. Predazzo is located about 58 kilometres northeast of Trento in Val di Fiemme. It is one of the main centers of Val di Fiemme (the other is C ...

(economical center) * Valfloriana * Ville di Fiemme The valley composes the

Avisio The Avisio is an Italian stream (a '' torrente''), a left tributary of the Adige, whose course is in Trentino. It rises from Marmolada and runs through the Fascia Valley, the Fiemme Valley and the Cembra Valley before joining the Adige in th ...

's river basin together with Fascia Valley and Val di Cembra. The area near

has seen two major cable car disasters, one in 1976 and one, caused by a

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airplane flying too low, in 1998. In 1985, the Val di Stava Dam collapse killed 268 people in

Sports

Tour de Ski 2013 at Lago di Tesero Cross-country Ski Stadium

As a tourist attraction, Fiemme has become well known for its

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

areas, even hosting the

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for both

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

and

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

. The town hosted the 2013 Championships after being a nominee for the

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

where it lost out to

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. The Tour de Ski has since 2007 had its conclusion in Val di Fiemme with the Final Climb stage up the alpine skiing course on Alpe Cermis. Fiemme's

area is the Val di Fiemme-Obereggen, that is part of the Dolomiti super ski.

External links

Official website

Dolomiti skiing information
Valleys of Trentino Ski areas and resorts in Italy Fiemme Mountains {{wintersport-stub

History

Municipalities

Sports

See also

External links