Fiemme Valley

Fiemme Valley (German: Fleimstal, Italian: Val di Fiemme) is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region.

The valley is comosed by the comuni of:

The valley composes the Avisio's river basin together with Fascia Valley and Val di Cembra.

The valley has been in a dispute between Austria and Italy during most of the 20th century before it was resolved with a treaty between both nations in 1971. .

As a tourist attraction, Fiemme has become well known for its skiing areas, even hosting the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships for both 1991 and 2003. The town is also up for nomination for the 2013 Championships after being a nominee for the 2011 where it lost out to Oslo.

Fiemme's skiing area is the Val di Fiemme-Obereggen, that is part of the Dolomiti super ski.

The area near Cavalese has seen two major cable car disasters, one in 1976 and one, caused by a United States Marine Corps airplane flying too low, in 1998. In 1985, the Val di Stava Dam collapse killed 268 people in Tesero.

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