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The 'Vinschgau Valley' (, , ), or 'Venosta Valley', is the upper part of the Adige (; ) river valley, in the western part of the province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy.
The valley runs in a west-east orientation, between the Resia Pass and Merano (; ). Due to a rather warm climate and a lack of rain (400mm per year), the apple orchards there are irrigated. According to the 2001 census, 97% of the population of the valley speaks German as a first language, and 3% Italian.
Vinschgau (Venosta) Valley is also the name of a district (, ), in which the 13 municipalities of the cooperate. These municipalities are:
Glurns (Glorenza), Graun im Vinschgau (Curon Venosta), Kastelbell-Tschars (Castelbello-Ciardes), Laas (Lasa), Latsch (Laces), Mals (Malles Venosta), Martell (Martello), Prad am Stilfser Joch (Prato allo Stelvio), Schlanders (Silandro, district capital), Schluderns (Sluderno), Schnals (Senales), Stilfs (Stelvio), and Taufers im Münstertal (Tubre).