Area 1,101 km² | Autonomous region Trentino-Alto Adige Established 1971 Website www.bzgbga.it | |
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Tappeinerweg meran su dtirol sch nste promenade im burggrafenamt
The Burggrafenamt (Italian: Burgraviato [burɡraˈvjaːto], German: Burggrafenamt) is a district (Italian: comprensorio, German: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in the western part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the part of the Adige river valley between Naturns and Bolzano, and its side valleys Passeier Valley and Ulten Valley.
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- Tappeinerweg meran su dtirol sch nste promenade im burggrafenamt
- Landschafts simulator 2011 mapvorstellung 01 das burggrafenamt
- Overview
- Subdivision
- References
Landschafts simulator 2011 mapvorstellung 01 das burggrafenamt
Overview
Originally part of the historic Vinschgau in the west, the name of the region is derived from the burgraves of Tyrol Castle. It is the nucleus of the medieval County of Tyrol with its capital Merano.
According to the 2001 census, 78.66% of the population of the valley speak German, 21.06% Italian and 0.28% Ladin as mother language.
Subdivision
The following municipalities are part of the Burggrafenamt district:
References
Burggrafenamt Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA