Ulten - Ultimo: Schwemmalm
Schwemmalm lies along the slopes of the Ultental valley, where pasture clearings and conifer woodland rise into the South Tyrolean Alps. It is the mountain recreation area of Ulten–Ultimo, a municipality extending through this long Alpine valley. The terrain is used by the Schwemmalm ski area and by walking routes linking farmed meadows, alpine huts and higher ground. The Falschauer stream runs through Ultental before joining the Adige near Lana. Ulten belongs to the autonomous province of South Tyrol, where German and Italian are official languages; the paired names Ulten and Ultimo reflect this bilingual setting. Despite its tourism infrastructure, the area retains the working character of an Alpine valley.
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