The Pitztal is an alpine valley located in

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. The Pitztal is a southern side valley of the Upper Inntal, and runs between the valleys

Ötztal The Ötztal is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria. The Ötztaler Ache river flows through the valley in a northern direction. The Ötztal separates the Stubai Alps in the east from the Ötztal Alps in the west. The valley is long. The no ...

(to the east) and

Kaunertal The Kaunertal is a municipality and alpine valley in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The municipality is located about southeast of Landeck at the upper course of the Inn river. The Kaunertal valley is 28 km (17 m ...

(to the west). The Pitze river runs the length of the valley and flows into the Rifflsee lake (2232 m) west of the upper coarse; its average rate of flow is 2.7 m³/s. The uppermost section of the river produces the Gries waterfall. The primary economic activity of the valley is agriculture and tourism. One of the main attractions of the valley is the Pitztal underground funicular, which takes passengers from Mittelberg (1736 m) to Mittelbergferner mountain (3570 m). Important villages in the valley include

Wenns Wenns () is a municipality in the Imst district 7.30 km south of Imst at the Pitze river. Due to its central location in the Pitztal valley it is one of the area's key villages. The primary source of income is tourism, especially skiing ...

(962 m), Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal (1366 m), and

Arzl im Pitztal Arzl im Pitztal is a municipality and a townHaufendorf in the district of Imst in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography The stream Pitze flows through the municipality. Population Personalities The professional skier Benjamin Raich Benjami ...

(880 m).

References

External links

Pitztal official website
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