The Ulten Valley is a 40 km long mountain valley in the western part of the 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...

 in northern Italy

Italy

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It is the valley of the stream Falschauer

Falschauer

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, a right tributary 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 ....

. Its orientation is southwest to northeast, parallel to the lower Vinschgau, and it is located south of Meran. The valley ends in the commune of Lana. A small road leading south connects the valley with 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:...

 and the Val di Non

Val di Non

The Non Valley is a valley located mainly in Trentino, with three, primarily German-speaking enclaves belonging to the province of South Tyrol , in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, northern Italy....

 in Trentino.

The municipality 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:...

 covers most of the Ulten valley. The lower part of the valley is in the municipality of 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:...

. The population of the Ulten valley is predominantly German-speaking (more than 98% according to 2001 census). The westernmost, highest part of the valley is part of the Stelvio National Park

Stelvio National Park

Stelvio National Park is a national park in the north-east of Italy, founded in 1935.The park is the largest in Italy and covers part of two regions: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Lombardia, in 24 municipalities....

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