The Burggrafenamt is a district in the western part of the Italian

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...

 province of 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...

. It comprises the part of the Adige

Adige

The Adige is a river with its source in the Alpine province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland. At in length, it is the second longest river in Italy, after the River Po with ....

 river valley between Naturns

Naturns

Naturns is a 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.-Geography:...

 and Bolzano, and its side valleys Passeier Valley

Passeier Valley

The Passeier Valley is the valley of the Passer river, in the mountains of South Tyrol, northern Italy. The Passer river is a left-bank tributary to the Adige. At the mouth of the valley, where the two rivers join, stands the town of Meran...

 and Ulten Valley

Ulten Valley

thumb|250px|Reservoir [[Sankt Pankraz]] in the Ulten ValleyThe Ulten Valley is a 40 km long mountain valley in the western part of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy....

.

According to the 2001 census, 78.66% of the population of the valley speak German, 21.06% Italian and 0.28% 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 mother language.

The following municipalities are part of the Burggrafenamt district:

1. Algund
   Algund
   Algund is a Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of Trento and about 25 km northwest of Bolzano.-Geography:...
   
   
2. Burgstall
3. Gargazon
   Gargazon
   Gargazon is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of Trento and about 15 km northwest of Bolzano .-Geography:...
   
   
4. Hafling
   Hafling
   Hafling is an Italian comune .Hafling is located in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, about 70 km north of Trento and about 20 km northwest of Bolzano . Its population at November 2010 was 756...
   
   
5. Kuens
   Kuens
   Kuens is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano in the Passeier Valley....
   
   
6. Lana
7. Laurein
   Laurein
   Laurein is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km north of Trento and about 20 km west of Bolzano .-Geography:...
   
   
8. Marling
9. Meran (district capital)
10. Moos in Passeier
    Moos in Passeier
    Moos in Passeier is a comune in the Passeier Valley, in South Tyrol in the Northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol...
    
    
11. Nals
    Nals
    Nals is a Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 13 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
    
    
12. Naturns
    Naturns
    Naturns is a 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.-Geography:...
    
    
13. Partschins
    Partschins
    Partschins is a 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 30 km northwest of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
    
    
14. Plaus
    Plaus
    Plaus is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 30 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
    
    
15. Proveis
    Proveis
    Proveis is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km north of Trento and about 25 km west of Bolzano .-Geography:...
    
    
16. Riffian
17. St. Leonhard in Passeier
    St. Leonhard in Passeier
    St Leonhard in Passeier is a comune in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 80 km north of Trento and about 35 km north of Bolzano .-Geography:...
    
    
18. St. Martin in Passeier
    St. Martin in Passeier
    St. Martin in Passeier is a comune in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italian, located about 80 km north of Trento and about 35 km northwest of Bolzano .-Geography:...
    
    
19. St. Pankraz
    St. Pankraz
    Sankt Pankraz is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of the city of Trento and about northwest of the city of Bolzano/Bozen.-Geography:...
    
    
20. Schenna
    Schenna
    Schenna is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
    
    
21. Tirol
22. Tisens
    Tisens
    Tisens is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of the city of Trento and about 15 km northwest of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
    
    
23. Tscherms
    Tscherms
    Tscherms is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of Trento and about 20 km northwest of Bolzano...
    
    
24. Ulten
    Ulten
    Ulten is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northwest of Trento and about 35 km west of Bolzano .-Coat-of-arms:...
    
    
25. Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix
    Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix
    Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 20 km west of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
    
    
26. Vöran

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• Burggrafenamt District