- Val di Fiemme
Val di Fiemme, German: "Fleimstal", is a valley in the
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northernItaly located in theDolomites mountain region.The valley is comosed by the
comuni of:
*Valfloriana
*Capriana
*Anterivo
*Castello-Molina di Fiemme
*Carano
*Cavalese (administrative center)
*Varena
*Daiano
*Tesero
*Ziano di Fiemme
*Panchià
*Predazzo The valley composes the
Avisio 's river basin together withVal di Fassa andVal 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 in1971 . Fact|date=September 2008.As a tourist attraction, Val di Fiemme has become well known for its
skiing areas, even hosting theFIS 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 toOslo .Val di Fiemme's
skiing area is theVal di Fiemme-Obereggen , that is part of theDolomiti super ski .The area near
Cavalese has seen two major cable car disasters, one in 1976 and one, caused by aUnited States Marine Corps airplane flying too low, in 1998. In 1985, theVal di Stava Dam collapse killed 268 people inTesero .External links
* [http://www.suedtirol.com South Tyrol region] de icon
* [http://www.suedtirol-spezialitaeten.de Typical products] de icon
* [http://www.bluebookski.com/bluebook9/Italy_Val_Di_Fiemme.htm Blue Book information on Val di Fiemme]
* [http://www.valdifiemme.it Official website] it icon
* [http://www.valdifiemme2003.com 2003 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships official website]
* [http://www.dolomitisuperski.com/fiemme/default.asp?L=1&MES=2129 Dolomiti skiing information] it icon
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