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English translation: upper Ötztal Valley

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German term or phrase:	Vorderes Ötztal
English translation:	upper Ötztal Valley
Entered by:	Martin Wenzel

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11:48 Mar 1, 2009

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Geography

German term or phrase: Vorderes Ötztal

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Martin Wenzel KudoZ activity Questions: 734 (1 open) (112 closed without grading) Answers: 476 Morocco
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upper Ötztal Valley

Explanation:
The Ötztal valley is comprised of five municipalities (from north to south): Sautens, Oetz, Umhausen, Längenfeld and Sölden. The main industry in the valley is tourism: the mountains around the Ötztal valley are popular with mountaineers and skiers. There are ski resorts in the upper part of the valley at Sölden, Hochsölden, and Hochgurgl.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ötztal

Discover the upper Ötztal Valley in a very special way by hiking from one quaint mountain hut to the next.

http://www.oetztal.com/main/EN/SO/aktivitaeten/huetten_wande...

Vorderes Ötztal - northern
Ötz
Ötzerau
Sautens
Tumpen
Umhausen

Hinteres Ötztal - southern
Gurgl
Huben
Längenfeld
Sölden
Vent

http://www.feuerwehrverband-tirol.at/pages/Bewerbe/technisch...

Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 20:04

Grading comment

In future translations I will use your idea of northern and southern, I had thought about this myself...but then in the rush of thing and with a non-collaborating CAT tool...

Kim, the Wiki ref you gave has the word "quaint" I am sure that's the translation of "urwüchsig" or something like that in German -- to me it has a rather negative connotation though and don't know if it would be best translation here...
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Summary of answers provided

anterior Ötz valley

Ellen Kraus

upper Ötztal Valley

Kim Metzger

Lower Oetz Valley

Alan Johnson

Summary of reference entries provided

Region's Website

Lingua.Franca

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

1 hr confidence:

Lower Oetz Valley

Explanation:
Would be my choice if I had to translate it.

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of:

English

15 mins confidence:

anterior Ötz valley

Explanation:
that´s at least the tourist brach denomination
Oetz - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
Oetz - the village that gave the Ötztal valley its name - was, because of its location in the anterior Ötztal valley, the first classic winter sports center ...
www.oetztal.com/main/EN/WI/orte/oetz/index.html -

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Note added at 22 Min. (2009-03-01 12:11:25 GMT)
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or: anterior valley of the Ötz (named after the river Ötz)

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Note added at 1 Stunde (2009-03-01 13:16:46 GMT)
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In a glacier in the Alpine Oetz valley between Austria and Italy, "Iceman" was discovered in 1991. .... be contacting GV 24.5 (Third Eye point), GV 21 (Anterior Summit), GV 20 (One Hundred Meeting Point), and GV 19 (Posterior Summit. ...
www.prayergear.com/ritualtapping.htm - 11k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten

Ellen Kraus
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of:

German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

writeaway: no one would be able to find that on a map. (see their own map: MORE DETAILS Download Resort Information vorderes Ötztal (pdf) ). When I proofread this sort of unclear indication, I usually put it back to the German original.

12 mins

-> Nonetheless I hold a different view. Allthemore so because Ötz is also a place name, so everybody will find also the valley on the map

neutral

Helen Shiner: With rivers one usually speaks of 'upper' and 'lower', i.e. whichever is nearer the source - upper being nearer. Ötztal I would leave in German.

51 mins

-> sorry, but I dont agree with leaving the term untranslated, i.e. Ötztal instead of Ötz valley. In most cases, there appears the proper name and the word valley, are translated, just let me quote the Engadine valley.

2 hrs confidence:

upper Ötztal Valley

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 20:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 68

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Reference comments

13 mins peer agreement (net): +2

Reference: Region's Website

Reference information:
Ötztal is not translated. If you want to add a sub-region, then you can add "Northern". . . (see Vinzenz)

Reference: http://www.oetztal.com/

Lingua.Franca
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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