Fiemme Valley

Location of Val di Fiemme in Trentino.

The Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia.

Val di Fiemme, German: Fleimstal, 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:

• Valfloriana
• Capriana
• Altrei
• Castello-Molina di Fiemme
• Carano
• Cavalese (administrative center)
• Varena
• Daiano
• Tesero
• Ziano di Fiemme
• Panchià
• Predazzo (economical center)

The valley composes the Avisio's river basin together with Val di Fassa 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, Val di 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.

Val di 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.

External links

• South Tyrol region Template:De icon
• Typical products Template:De icon
• Blue Book information on Val di Fiemme
• Official website Template:It icon
• 2003 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships official website
• Dolomiti skiing information Template:It icon