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The 'Puster Valley' (Italian: ''Val Pusteria''; German: ''Pustertal''), or 'Pusteria Valley', is a valley in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in Tyrol, Austria and Brizen (Bressanone) in Bolzano-Bozen, Italy. The term ''Pusteria'' or ''Pustertal'' is sometimes used only to describe the Italian part of this valley.
The Puster (Pusteria) Valley is located in the western part of the Periadriatic Seam, which separates the Southern Limestone Alps from the Central Alps (and also most of the limestone Alps from the central gneiss and slate peaks of the range's central section). Half of the valley drains to the west (to the Adriatic via the Isarco river) and the other half to the east (to the Black Sea via the Danube). The watershed lies in the shallow valley floor (the Toblacher Feld). The Rienz-Rienza river flows through the western Puster (Pusteria) Valley (also known as the "Green Valley"). The Drava river flows through the eastern Puster (Pusteria) Valley into Tyrol. The eastern part of the valley is called the ''Great Puster (Pusteria) Valley ''(it: Alto Pusteria; de: Hochpustertal)''.
East of Sillian, the Puster (Pusteria) Valley leaves the Peradriatic Line (which moves into the Gailtal valley) and turns to the northeast towards Lienz.
The towns of the Puster (Pusteria) Valley are located between 750 and 1,180 meters above sea level. The most important of these towns in the western valley are Toblach, Welsberg, Olang, and Bruneck-Brunico; the most important in the eastern valley are Innichen, Sillian, and Mittewald.
The largest tributaries of the Rienz river form the Antholzer Bach, the Ahr, the Pragser Bach, the Gsieser Bach, the Gader, the Pfunderer Bach, and the Lüsenbach. The Pustertal's largest side valley is the Ahrntal. The Drava's largest eastern tributaries are the Sexten-Sesto Bach and the Villgraten-Bach.
The ''Comprensorio della Val Pusteria'' (German: ''Bezirksgemeinschaft Pustertal'') was founded in 1969 with the merger of 26 municipalities. Its combined area is 2,071 km² and its population is over 73,000. Its main town is Bruneck. According to the 2001 census, 81% of the population of the Pustertal speaks German as a first language, 13% Ladin, and 6% Italian.
The following municipalities are part of the Bezirksgemeinschaft Pustertal:
Ahrntal, Badia, Bruneck, Corvara, Gais, Gsies, Innichen, Kiens, La Val, Mareo, Mühlwald, Niederdorf, Olang, Percha, Pfalzen, Prags, Prettau, Rasen-Antholz, Sand in Taufers, St. Lorenzen, San Martin de Tor, Sexten, Terenten, Toblach, Vintl, and Welsberg-Taisten.
The Province of Bolzano-Bozen, with the Puster (Pusteria) Valley marked in green.
The 'Puster Valley' (Italian: ''Val Pusteria''; German: ''Pustertal''), or 'Pusteria Valley', is a valley in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in Tyrol, Austria and Brizen (Bressanone) in Bolzano-Bozen, Italy. The term ''Pusteria'' or ''Pustertal'' is sometimes used only to describe the Italian part of this valley.
| Contents |
| Geological and Geographical Description |
| The Bezirksgemeinschaft Pustertal |
| References |
Geological and Geographical Description
The Puster (Pusteria) Valley is located in the western part of the Periadriatic Seam, which separates the Southern Limestone Alps from the Central Alps (and also most of the limestone Alps from the central gneiss and slate peaks of the range's central section). Half of the valley drains to the west (to the Adriatic via the Isarco river) and the other half to the east (to the Black Sea via the Danube). The watershed lies in the shallow valley floor (the Toblacher Feld). The Rienz-Rienza river flows through the western Puster (Pusteria) Valley (also known as the "Green Valley"). The Drava river flows through the eastern Puster (Pusteria) Valley into Tyrol. The eastern part of the valley is called the ''Great Puster (Pusteria) Valley ''(it: Alto Pusteria; de: Hochpustertal)''.
Mountain in the Pustertal, province of Bolzano.
East of Sillian, the Puster (Pusteria) Valley leaves the Peradriatic Line (which moves into the Gailtal valley) and turns to the northeast towards Lienz.
The towns of the Puster (Pusteria) Valley are located between 750 and 1,180 meters above sea level. The most important of these towns in the western valley are Toblach, Welsberg, Olang, and Bruneck-Brunico; the most important in the eastern valley are Innichen, Sillian, and Mittewald.
The largest tributaries of the Rienz river form the Antholzer Bach, the Ahr, the Pragser Bach, the Gsieser Bach, the Gader, the Pfunderer Bach, and the Lüsenbach. The Pustertal's largest side valley is the Ahrntal. The Drava's largest eastern tributaries are the Sexten-Sesto Bach and the Villgraten-Bach.
The Bezirksgemeinschaft Pustertal
The ''Comprensorio della Val Pusteria'' (German: ''Bezirksgemeinschaft Pustertal'') was founded in 1969 with the merger of 26 municipalities. Its combined area is 2,071 km² and its population is over 73,000. Its main town is Bruneck. According to the 2001 census, 81% of the population of the Pustertal speaks German as a first language, 13% Ladin, and 6% Italian.
The following municipalities are part of the Bezirksgemeinschaft Pustertal:
Ahrntal, Badia, Bruneck, Corvara, Gais, Gsies, Innichen, Kiens, La Val, Mareo, Mühlwald, Niederdorf, Olang, Percha, Pfalzen, Prags, Prettau, Rasen-Antholz, Sand in Taufers, St. Lorenzen, San Martin de Tor, Sexten, Terenten, Toblach, Vintl, and Welsberg-Taisten.
References
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