Schnalstal
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The Schnalstal is side valley
of the Vinschgau in South Tyrol
, Italy
and is congruent with the municipality of Schnals
. The Vernagt-Stausee
is located in the valley.
Side valley
The terms side valley and tributary valley refer to valleys whose brook or river is confluent to a greater one.Upstream, the valleys can be classified in an increasing order which is equivalent to the usual orographic order: the tributaries are ordered from those nearest to the source of the river...
of the Vinschgau 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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and is congruent with the municipality of Schnals
Schnals
Schnals is a valley and comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 40 km northwest of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:As of 30 November 2010, it had a...
. The Vernagt-Stausee
Vernagt-Stausee
The Vernagt-Stausee is a reservoir in the Schnalstal in South Tyrol, Italy. The water of the reservoir is used to generate electricity at the Etschwerke power station in the village of Naturns.- References :*...
is located in the valley.