La Val ( ; ) is a ''

comune 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 ...

'' (municipality) in the province of

South Tyrol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...

in northern

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, located about northeast of the city of

Bolzano Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,307 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem consists of a

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branch, placed on bend, with two leaves on

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, it is the emblem of the family ''Rü''. The emblem was adopted in 1969.Heraldry of the World: La Val
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Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 96.45% of the population speak Ladin, 1.70% Italian and 1.85% German as first language.

Demographic evolution

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Economy

Tourism

In tourist centers people also speak some

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. The religion is

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. Tourism (hiking, mountain climbing,

mountain biking Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability ...

) is a mainstay of the local economy as is agriculture. There is no locally-centered ski tourism, but in winter shuttle buses transport tourists to the nearby ski resorts such as

Alta Badia Alta Badia is a ski resort in the Dolomites of northern Italy, in the upper part of the Val Badia () in South Tyrol. It is part of the Dolomiti Superski ski area. It is included in the territories of the municipalities of Corvara, Badia, and ...

. Tourism usually peaks in the winter months due to the comunes' location and attractions. Whereas in earlier decades the agricultural economy was, to a large degree, self-sufficient, it has become, meanwhile, more of a monoculture based on cattle. Down the valley at the

Gran Ega The Gran Ega (alternative Ladin name: ''Ghaidra''; ; ) is the main river of the Val Badia in South Tyrol, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It cons ...

river in Pederoa is a handicraft and industrial zone (shoes, textiles). La Val (Wengen) borders the following municipalities: Badia,

Mareo Mareo ( ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,911 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian stat ...

and

San Martin de Tor San Martin de Tor ( ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of the city of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,726 and an area of .All demographic ...

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Max Planck Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (; ; 23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947) was a German Theoretical physics, theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quantum, quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck made many substantial con ...

was guest in Rumestluns Image:RumestlunsGemalt.JPG, Old Bath Rumestluns "as seen by the chapel itself" Image:BarbaraGemalt1.jpg, Barbarakapelle (left) and old church (middle) "as seen by the chapel itself"

References

External links

*(Ladin)
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control Municipalities of South Tyrol