Ulten Valley

The Ulten Valley (German: Ultental or Ulten, Italian: Val d'Ultimo) is a 40 km (25 mile) long mountain valley in the western part of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.

It is the valley of the stream Falschauer, a right tributary of the Adige.

Its orientation is southwest to northeast, parallel to the lower Vinschgau, and it is located south of Meran.

A small road leading south connects the valley with Proveis and the Val di Non in Trentino.

The population of the Ulten valley is predominantly German-speaking (more than 98% according to 2001 census).

Reservoir Sankt Pankraz in the Ulten Valley