!!!Ötztal

Oetz Valley, Tirol, southern longest (65 km) side valley of the 
Inntal valley, important tourist area (summer and winter), the 
Oetztaler Ache river runs through it, and south-west of the Oetztal 
train station (704 m) flows into the river Inn. Covering a large 
area, it separates the Stubai Alps in the northeast from the Oetztal 
Alps in the southwest of the Oetz valley; whose main crest forms the 
border to Italy (South Tirol). A characteristic feature of the Oetz 
valley are its 5 valley steps and basins. At Zwieselstein (alt. 
1,470 m) the Oetz Valley is formed (1st step) from the eastern 
Gurgler Valley and the western Venter Valley (headwater valleys). On 
the other steps lie, respectively, the main villages Soelden (alt. 
1,368 m, to the west Hochsoelden at 2,083 m), Laengenfeld 
(centre of the Oetz valley, alt. 1,180 m), Umhausen (alt. 
1,031 m), Oetz and Sautens (alt. 812 m). The basins of 
Laengenfeld and Umhausen are separated by the narrow pass of Maurach 
(alt.1105 m). In the southwest of Oetz lies the small Piburg 
Lake. The opening of the Oetz valley is characterised by terrain 
formed by the Tschirgant mountain slide (Toma landscape); former 
agricultural areas (flax, barley) are now only used as grassland, 
livestock keeping (particularly brown cattle and sheep) is the 
dominant form of farming. Economic sectors: building company (building 
construction and civil engineering) and wood processing. The Oetztaler 
Ache river is joined in the east by the Windache river, the Fischbach 
stream, the Horlachbach stream with the Stuiben waterfall (southeast 
of Umhausen) and the Nederbach stream (the valley runs through Kuehtai 
into Sellrain), in the west by the Pollesbach, Leiersbach and 
Tumpenbach streams. (Waterfalls west of Oetz valley).


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