The Stubai Valley or Stubaital () is an alpine valley in

Tyrol Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...

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. It is the central valley of the

Stubai Alps The Stubai Alps (, ) is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It derives its name from the Stubaital valley to its east and is located southwest of Innsbruck, Austria. Several peaks form the border between Austria and Italy. The ...

. The river Ruetz flows through the valley. This 35-km long valley runs in northeastern direction from the main chain of the Alps to

Schönberg im Stubaital Schönberg im Stubaital (, ) is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land, Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria. It is south of Innsbruck at the entrance of the Stubaital. The village was mentioned as “Schönenberge” for the first time in 1180 ...

, near

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

. Below Fulpmes, the villages lie on terraces above the Ruetz on either side of the river. South of Neustift im Stubaital, the largest side valley Oberbergtal joins from the west. The

ÖBB The Austrian Federal Railways ( , formally or () and formerly the or ''BBÖ'' ), now commonly known as ÖBB (), is the national railway company of Austria, and the administrator of Liechtenstein's railways. The ÖBB group i ...

operates a 16- MW hydroelectric power plant in Fulpmes. The following five municipalities lie in the valley:

Mieders Mieders is a municipality in the southern part of the district Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. It is located on the right side of the Stubaital 10.60 km south of Innsbruck. History Founded in 1100, the scattered ...

Telfes Telfes (officially Telfes im Stubai) is a village in the district Innsbruck Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. It is situated in the Stubaital 11 km south of Innsbruck. The municipality consists of the districts ''Telfes'', ...

, Fulpmes and Neustift im Stubaital. Public transportation from

into the valley is available via the Stubaital bus route or the Stubai Valley Railway, which runs from Innsbruck to Fulpmes. At the end of the Stubaital valley the

Stubai Glacier Stubai may refer to: * Stubai Alps, (German: Stubaier Alpen), a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe * Stubaital The Stubai Valley or Stubaital () is an alps, alpine valley in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria. It is the central va ...

is used as a ski resort.

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{{Authority control Valleys of Tyrol (federal state) Valleys of the Alps Innsbruck-Land District