Valfurva

Valfurva is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2695 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Province of Sondrio in the Lombardy region. The community is located about 53 kilometers northeast of Sondrio and directly borders the provinces of Brescia, Bolzano and Trento (Trentino Alto Adige ). Valfurva is the easternmost municipality of the province and along with the neighboring village of Bormio a well-known ski resort.

Personalities

  • Achille Compagnoni (1914-2009), mountaineer
  • Deborah Compagnoni (born 1970 ), Alpine skier, who grew up in Valfurva
  • Tino Pietrogiovanna (* 1950), skier
  • Pietro Vitalini (* 1967), alpine skier who grew up in Valfurva
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