La Val
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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La Val (Italian: La Valle [la ˈvalle]; German: Wengen [ˈvɛŋən] ⓘ) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
La Val | |
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| Comune di La Val | |
View of La Val | |
 Coat of arms | |
  La Val Location of La Val in Italy  La Val La Val (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′31″N 11°55′30″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Felix Nagler |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.0 km2 (15.1 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 1,307 |
| • Density | 33.5/km2 (86.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Italian: badiotti German: Wengener |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Patron saint | St. Genesius |
| Saint day | August 25 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,307 and an area of 39.0 square kilometres (15.1 mi2).[3]
History
Society
Economy
Tourism
In tourist centers people also speak some English. The religion is Roman Catholic.
Tourism (hiking, mountain climbing, mountain biking) is a mainstay of the local economy as is agriculture. There is no locally-centered ski tourism, but in winter shuttle buses transport tourists to the nearby ski resorts such as Alta Badia. Tourism usually peaks in the winter months due to the comunes' location and attractions.
Whereas in earlier decades the agricultural economy was, to a large degree, self-sufficient, it has become, meanwhile, more of a monoculture based on cattle.
Down the valley at the Gran Ega river in Pederoa is a handicraft and industrial zone (shoes, textiles).
La Val (Wengen) borders the following municipalities: Badia, Mareo and San Martin de Tor.
Main Church St. Jenesius
empty old house in Miribun
Religious Procession
Armentara
Romanesque house in Furnacia
Max Planck was guest in Rumestluns
Old Bath Rumestluns "as seen by the chapel itself"
Barbarakapelle (left) and old church (middle) "as seen by the chapel itself"
