Puster Valley

Puster Valley
Comunità comprensoriale Val Pusteria
Bezirksgemeinschaft Pustertal
Puster Valley (highlighted in green) within South Tyrol
Country Italy
Autonomous region Trentino-Alto Adige
Autonomous province South Tyrol
Established1969
Administrative seatBruneck (Brunico)
Area
  Total
2,072 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
76,149
  Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Websitewww.bezirksgemeinschaftpustertal.it

The Puster Valley (Italian: Val Pusteria [ˈval pusteˈriːa]; German: Pustertal, Ladin: Val de Puster) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. The South Tyrolean municipalities of the Puster Valley constitute the Puster Valley district.