Burggrafenamt | |
Official Name: | Comunità comprensoriale Burgraviato Bezirksgemeinschaft Burggrafenamt |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Italy |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1971 |
Seat Type: | Administrative seat |
Seat: | Merano (Meran) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1101 |
Population Total: | 92631 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
The Burggrafenamt (Italian: Burgraviato pronounced as /it/, German: Burggrafenamt) is a district (Italian: comprensorio, German: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in the western part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the part of the Adige river valley between Naturns and Bolzano, and its side valleys Passeier Valley and Ulten Valley.
Originally part of the historic Vinschgau in the west, the name of the region is derived from the burgraves of Tyrol Castle. It is the nucleus of the medieval County of Tyrol with its capital Merano.
According to the 2001 census, 78.66% of the population of the valley speak German, 21.06% Italian and 0.28% Ladin as mother language.[1]
The following municipalities are part of the Burggrafenamt district: