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Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia. Fiemme Valley ( it">Val di Fiemme, german: Fleimstal) is a valley in the Trentino Provinces of Italy">province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

, i.e. the southern half of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Regions of Italy, region, in northern Italy, located in the Dolomites mountain region.

History

In Classical Antiquity, the valley was part of the Cisalpine Gaul province of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Medite ...

. Following the Augustan organization of Italy, the valley became part of

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. Since the 11th century and until 1803, Fiemme Valley belonged to the county of Trent, part of the

Bishopric of Trent Bishopric of Trent may refer to: * Roman Catholic Diocese of Trent, spiritual jurisdiction of the bishop of Trent, an archdiocese since 1929 * Prince-Bishopric of Trent, secular jurisdiction of the bishop as a prince of the Holy Roman Empire be ...

within the

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. After the treaty of Luneville, under the name "Welschtirol" (i.e. Italian- Ladin speaking

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) it became part of the

county of Tyrol The (Princely) County of Tyrol was an estate of the Holy Roman Empire established about 1140. After 1253, it was ruled by the House of Gorizia and from 1363 by the House of Habsburg. In 1804, the County of Tyrol, unified with the secularised pr ...

under the

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. In 1920 with the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye at the end of the first World War it was annexed to the

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Municipalities

The following

comuni The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

are located in Fiemme Valley: *

Capriana Capriana (''Caoriana'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. Capriana borders the following municipalities: Montan, Truden, ...

* Altrei * Castello-Molina di Fiemme *

Cavalese Cavalese (''Cavalés'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' of 4,004 inhabitants in Trentino, northern Italy, a ski resort and the main center in the Fiemme Valley. It is part of the Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme (Magnificent Community of Fiemme) a ...

(administrative center) * Tesero * Ziano di Fiemme *

Panchià Panchià (''Pancià'' in local dialect) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. Panchià borders the following municipalities: Predazzo, T ...

Predazzo Predazzo (, literally big meadow) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Trento, northern Italy. Predazzo is located about 58 kilometres northeast of Trento in Val di Fiemme. It is one of the main centers of Val di Fiemme (the other is ...

(economical center) * Valfloriana *

Ville di Fiemme Ville di Fiemme is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It was established on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the municipalities of Carano Carano (german: Kaldrein) is a ...

The valley composes the Avisio's river basin together with Fascia Valley and Val di Cembra. The area near

has seen two major

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disasters, one in 1976 and one, caused by a

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airplane flying too low, in 1998. In 1985, the Val di Stava Dam collapse killed 268 people in Tesero.

Sports

Tour de Ski 2013 at Lago di Tesero Cross-country Ski Stadium

As a tourist attraction, Fiemme has become well known for its

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee ...

areas, even hosting the

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for both

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and

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. The town hosted the 2013 Championships after being a nominee for the 2011 where it lost out to

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. The Tour de Ski has since 2007 had its conclusion in Val di Fiemme with the Final Climb stage up the alpine skiing course on Alpe Cermis. Fiemme's

area is the

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, that is part of the

Dolomiti super ski The Dolomites ( it, Dolomiti ; Ladin: ''Dolomites''; german: Dolomiten ; vec, Dołomiti : fur, Dolomitis), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form pa ...

External links

Official website

Dolomiti skiing information
Valleys of Trentino Ski areas and resorts in Italy Fiemme Mountains {{wintersport-stub