Wipptal (South Tyrol) - Wipptal (Südtirol)

The South Tyrolean Wipptal, also southern Wipptal, is the top part of the Eisack Valley in Italy. The valley section extends from the headwaters of the Eisack am burner over approx. 40 km in length to after Franzensfeste. The Wipptal (North Tyrol) with its side valleys is the part of the Wipptal north of the Brenner Pass in Tyrol

Regions

Side valleys in the Stubai Alps:

• Pflerschtal;

• Ridanna Valley;

• Ratschingstal;

Side valleys in the Zillertal Alps:

• Pfitschtal, an eastern side valley in the Zillertal Alps;

places

List of places from north to south

• 47.00333311.50751 burnerType is color designation (1374 m), the place on the alpine pass;

• 46.93830111.4448251 GossensaßType is color designation (1098 m), main town and administrative seat of the municipality of Brenner;

• 46.911.4666672 PfitschType is color designation, quiet eastern side valley

• 46.911.433333 SterzingType is color designation (935 m), Alpine town with a well-preserved medieval townscape and capital of the region.

• 46.881311.37724 RatschingsType is color designation, in the western side valley is the South Tyrolean mining museum Schneeberg and the Gilfenklamm

• 46.8699311.486035 Free fieldType is color designation (937 m) holiday village

• 46.78333311.6166676 FranzensfesteType is color designation (749 m)

Other goals

background

They close on the west side of the valley Stubai Alps on, on the east side the Zillertal Alps.

The valley region of the Eisack to the south is called Eisack Valley designated.

The places in the Wipptal form the District community Wipptal(Italian: Comunità comprensoriale Alta Valle Isarco), with six communities it is the smallest of the South Tyrolean district communities.

language

Although the Wipptal south of the Brenner Pass belongs to Italy, the local population speaks mostly German.

getting there

In the street

• Of north or south: The A 22, the route of the Innsbruck-Brenner-Brixen-Bozen-Trient motorway (in Austria the Brenner motorway) runs in full length through the region.
• The runs parallel to the A 22 SS12, the old Brenner State Road.

By train

The train station in Sterzing is a station for Intercity and Eurocity trains (train timetables under www.trenitalia.com).

By plane

The nearest airport is in Bolzano (www.abd-airport.it) and in innsbruck, each about half an hour by car. Other airports are located in Verona and in Munich (approx. 2 - 2.5 hours by car);

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

cards

• Alpine Club card "Brenner Mountains" (1: 50,000), sheet 31/3 (for mountaineers);

Web links

• District community Wipptal: www.wipptal.org;

• Isarco Valley Tourist Association: www.eisacktal.info;