Wipptal (district)
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The Wipp Valley (Italian: Alta Valle Isarco, German: Wipptal), or Alta Isarco Valley, is a district (Italian: comprensorio, German: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in the northern part of the Italian province of Bolzano-Bozen. It comprises the upper part of the valley of the Adige river , from the Brenner Pass in the north to Franzensfeste (Fortezza) in the south, and is part of the larger geographically defined Wipp valey. According to the 2001 census, 85% of the population of the district Wipp (Alta Isarco) Valley speaks German as first language, and 14% Italian.
The following municipalities are part of the district of the Wipp (Alta Isarco) Valley:
- Brenner (Brennero)
- Freienfeld (Campo di Trens)
- Franzensfeste (Fortezza)
- Ratschings (Racines)
- Pfitsch (Val di Vizze)
- Sterzing (Vipiteno) (district capital)
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