Burggrafenamt

Map of South Tyrol with the Burggrafenamt district highlighted in green. The yellow-black stripes mark the geographical area of the valley.

Municipalities of the Burggrafenamt district

The Burggrafenamt (Italian: Burgraviato [burɡraˈvjaːto], German: Burggrafenamt) is a district (Italian: comprensorio, German: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in the western part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the part of the Adige river valley between Naturns and Bolzano, and its side valleys Passeier Valley and Ulten Valley.

Overview

According to the 2001 census, 78.66% of the population of the valley speak German, 21.06% Italian and 0.28% Ladin as mother language.^[1]

The following municipalities are part of the Burggrafenamt district:

1. Algund
2. Burgstall
3. Gargazon
4. Hafling
5. Kuens
6. Lana
7. Laurein
8. Marling
9. Meran (district capital)
10. Moos in Passeier
11. Nals
12. Naturns
13. Partschins
14. Plaus
15. Proveis
16. Riffian
17. St. Leonhard in Passeier
18. St. Martin in Passeier
19. St. Pankraz
20. Schenna
21. Tirol
22. Tisens
23. Tscherms
24. Ulten
25. Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix
26. Vöran

References

1. Bevölkerung und soziales Leben, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006, p. 120, tab. 3.19

External links

• Media related to Burggrafenamt at Wikimedia Commons
• Burgraviate travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Burggrafenamt District (German) (Italian)

Coordinates: 46°41′N 11°09′E / 46.68°N 11.15°E