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 |
| Established | 1969 |
| Administrative seat | Bruneck (Brunico) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,072 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 76,149 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
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.