Eisack Valley is a district in South Tyrol

South Tyrol

South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...

, Italy

Italy

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. It comprises the middle part of the valley of the Eisack

Eisack

The Eisack is a river in Northern Italy, the second largest river in South Tyrol. Its source is near the Brenner Pass, at an altitude of about 1990 m above sea level. The river draws water from an area of about 4,200 km². After about 96 km, it joins the Adige river south of Bolzano. At first the...

, from Franzensfeste

Franzensfeste

Franzensfeste is a village in Northern Italy, in South Tyrol . The village is famous for its large fort and the historic railway-station.-Geography:...

 in the north to Waidbruck in the south.

According to the 2001 census, 85.76% of the population of the valley speak German, 13.22% Italian and 1.02% Ladin

Ladin

Ladin is a language consisting of a group of dialects spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the border regions of the provinces Trentino, South Tyrol and Belluno...

 as first language.

The following municipalities are part of the Eisacktal district:

• Brixen
  Brixen
  Brixen is the name of two cities in the Alps:*Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy*Brixen im Thale, Tyrol, AustriaBrixen may also refer to:*Bishopric of Brixen, the former north-Italian state....
  
   (district capital)
• Barbian
  Barbian
  Barbian is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of Trento and about 15 km northeast of Bolzano...
  
  
• Feldthurns
  Feldthurns
  Feldthurns is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 80 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
  
  
• Klausen
• Lajen
  Lajen
  Lajen is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 20 km northeast of the city of Bolzano ....
  
  
• Lüsen
  Lüsen
  Lüsen is a comune in South Tyrol, located about 90 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 40 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,543 and an area of 74.2 km²....
  
  
• Mühlbach
• Natz-Schabs
  Natz-Schabs
  Natz-Schabs is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 40 km northeast of the city of Bolzano....
  
  
• Rodeneck
  Rodeneck
  Rodeneck is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.Rodeneck borders the following municipalities: Kiens, Lüsen, Mühlbach, Natz-Schabs, St. Lorenzen and Vintl.-Origin:...
  
  
• Vahrn
  Vahrn
  Vahrn is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 kilometres northeast of the city of Trento and about 35 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
  
  
• Villanders
• Villnöß
• Waidbruck

External links

• Eisacktal District
• Valle Isarco Panorama WebCam