Vinschgau
Vinschgau
Vintschgau | |
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| Comunità comprensoriale Val Venosta Bezirksgemeinschaft Vinschgau | |
Vinschgau district (highlighted in green) within South Tyrol; the yellow-black stripes mark the geographical extent of the valley | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′54″N 10°42′18″E / 46.615°N 10.705°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Autonomous region | Trentino-Alto Adige |
| Autonomous province | South Tyrol |
| Established | 1962 |
| Administrative seat | Schlanders (Silandro) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,442 km2 (557 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 35,043 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The Vinschgau, Vintschgau (German: [ˈfɪn(t)ʃɡaʊ]) or Vinschgau Valley (Italian: Val Venosta [ˈval veˈnɔsta]; Romansh: Vnuost [ˈfnuɔ̯ʃt] ⓘ; Ladin: Val Venuesta; medieval toponym: Finsgowe) is the upper part of the Adige or Etsch river valley, in the western part of the province of South Tyrol, Italy.