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Wipptal has always played an important role in the transit of goods on the north-south bound, first as the Amber Road between Greece, Sicily and Northern Europe later in the Roman
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1094:Freienfeld
1084:Feldthurns
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894:2012-06-14
888:Astat Info
855:2009-05-18
830:2008-12-21
795:2008-12-21
726:References
304:Demonym(s)
282:Population
245:Government
1564:Waidbruck
1174:Kurtatsch
1064:Burgstall
685:inverted
659:Grasstein
635:in 1809.
629:Manifesta
593:Carinthia
577:a station
443:Geography
316:Time zone
274:Elevation
1598:Category
1509:Tscherms
1469:Terenten
1454:Sterzing
1374:Rodeneck
1294:Neumarkt
1274:Mühlwald
1269:Mühlbach
1234:Margreid
1179:Kurtinig
1134:Jenesien
1129:Innichen
1104:Gargazon
1054:Bronzolo
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1244:Martell
1239:Marling
1209:Laurein
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1144:Karneid
1139:Kaltern
1124:Hafling
1069:Corvara
1059:Bruneck
1044:Brenner
1039:Bolzano
1034:Barbian
1019:Andrian
999:Ahrntal
705:Society
687:upsilon
601:Maribor
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499:History
457:Wipptal
413:) is a
402:Italian
393:German:
373:Website
195:Country
170:11°37′E
167:46°47′N
1529:Vadena
1504:Truden
1499:Tramin
1489:Tisens
1474:Terlan
1459:Stilfs
1449:Sexten
1369:Ritten
1314:Percha
1259:Montan
1254:Mölten
1249:Merano
1214:La Val
1204:Latsch
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1014:Altrei
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1004:Aldein
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716:German
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621:Brixen
605:Styria
504:Origin
469:Brixen
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206:Region
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1559:Vöran
1549:Vintl
1534:Vahrn
1514:Ulten
1484:Tirol
1479:Tiers
1444:Sëlva
1339:Prags
1329:Plaus
1304:Olang
1229:Mareo
1219:Lüsen
1194:Lajen
1169:Kuens
1159:Kiens
1119:Gsies
1079:Eppan
1029:Badia
762:Istat
720:Ladin
695:azure
691:gules
591:) to
587:(the
515:Roman
425:Italy
357:39045
342:UTC+2
321:UTC+1
199:Italy
1334:Prad
1279:Nals
1224:Mals
1199:Lana
1184:Laas
1099:Gais
1024:Auer
921:ISBN
748:2019
699:vert
368:0472
346:CEST
261:Area
603:in
335:DST
325:CET
290:972
255:SVP
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