Eggental
The Eggental ( Italian Val d'Ega ) is a valley in South Tyrol ( Italy ). The name "Eggen" is derived from the Ladin word ega ("water"). The Eggental branches off from the Eisack valley in a south-easterly direction at Kardaun near Bozen and is drained by the Eggentaler Bach , a feeder of the Eisack . The lowest section of the valley is a rugged gorge that is said to have inspired Karl May to write his novel “ Durchs Wilde Kurdistan ”. At Birchabruck, the valley divides into two branches: one branch (with the Deutschnofner fraction St. Nikolaus / Eggen ) leads further south to the Reiterjoch and Lavazèjoch , the other to the east to Welschnofen and the Karer Pass .
In the lower section of the valley, the administrative boundaries largely follow the Eggentaler Bach. The orographic right side of the valley belongs to the municipality of Karneid , the left side of the valley initially to Bozen , later to Nova Ponente . The southern branch of the upper Eggental belongs completely to Nova Ponente, while the eastern part belongs mostly to Welschnofen .
literature
- Josef Blaas : From Eggenthal . Negotiations of the Federal Geological Institute 1896, p. 227–230 online (PDF; 429 kB)
- Josef Rampold : Bozen: center of the country on the Adige and in the mountains. The town and hikes in the areas of Salten, Sarntal, Renon, Eggental (= South Tyrolean regional studies . Volume 7). 4th edition. Athesia, Bozen 1985, ISBN 88-7014-050-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fs: Karl May loved Mendel and Penegal . In: Dolomites . September 9, 2006.
Coordinates: 46 ° 27 ' N , 11 ° 27' E