Valley in Northern Italy
Location of the Fiemme Valley in Trentino . The Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia . Fiemme Valley (Italian : Val di Fiemme , German : Fleimstal ) is a valley in the Trentino province , i.e. the southern half of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 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 . Following the Augustan organization of Italy , the valley became part of Roman Italy . Since the 11th century and until 1803, Fiemme Valley belonged to the county of Trent, part of the Bishopric of Trent within the Holy Roman Empire . After the treaty of Luneville , under the name "Welschtirol" (i.e. Italian -Ladin speaking Tyrol ) it became part of the county of Tyrol under the Austrian Empire .
In 1920 with the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye at the end of the first World War it was annexed to the kingdom of Italy .
Municipalities
The following comuni are located in Fiemme Valley:
The valley composes the Avisio 's river basin together with Fascia Valley and Val di Cembra .
The area near Cavalese has seen two major cable car disasters, one in 1976 and one, caused by a United States Marine Corps 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 Stadium .As a tourist attraction, Fiemme has become well known for its skiing areas, even hosting the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships for both 1991 and 2003 . The town hosted the 2013 Championships after being a nominee for the 2011 where it lost out to Oslo . 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 skiing area is the Val di Fiemme-Obereggen , that is part of the Dolomiti super ski .
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