Eisack Valley

Also known as Valle Isarco, Eisacktal

Eisack Valley ( ; ) is a district (; ) in South Tyrol, Italy. It comprises the middle part of the valley of the Eisack, from Franzensfeste in the north to Waidbruck in the south.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Eisacktal
Settlement.official_name: Comunità comprensoriale Valle IsarcoBezirksgemeinschaft Eisacktal
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.image_map: Location of Eisacktal (Italy).png
Settlement.map_caption: Eisacktal (highlighted in green) within South Tyrol; the yellow-black stripes mark the geographical extent of the valley
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous region
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1968
Settlement.seat_type: Administrative seat
Settlement.seat: Brixen (Bressanone)
Settlement.unit_pref

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Eisack Valley ( ; ) is a district (; ) in South Tyrol, Italy. It comprises the middle part of the valley of the Eisack, from Franzensfeste in the north to Waidbruck in the south.

==Overview== thumb|left|View from Barbian to Klausen The valley of the Eisack river stretches from Brenner Pass southwards down to its confluence with the Adige near Bolzano. The upper valley north of Franzensfeste is known as Wipptal, while the lower parts belong to the Salten-Schlern administrative district. The valley is part of a major transport route across the eastern Alps, traversed by the Autostrada A22 (part of the European route E45) and the parallel Brenner Railway line.