Wipp Valley ( ; ) is a district (, ) in the northern part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the South Tyrolean part of the larger geographically defined Wipptal, stretching from Brenner Pass in the north down the upper Eisack (Isarco) river to Franzensfeste in the south. It was separated from neighbouring Eisacktal district in 1980.

Overview According to the 2001 census, 85.31% of the population of the valley speak German, 14.32% Italian and 0.37% Ladin as mother language.Bevölkerung und soziales Leben, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006 , p. 120, tab. 3.19

The following six municipalities are part of the district of the Wipp Valley: Brenner Freienfeld Franzensfeste Ratschings Pfitsch Sterzing (district capital)

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Wipptal district

it:Alta Valle Isarco sl:Dolina Wipptal