The
Großes Walsertal (German:
Großes Walsertal, Großwalsertal) is a valley located in the Austrian state of
Vorarlberg 
. It is a side valley of the
Walgau 
and stretches from there north to the mountainous center of the country. The end of the valley borders on the
Bregenz Forest 
.
Etymology
The name of the valley derives from the Walsers who moved there from the Valais (German:
Wallis) in the 13th century (see also "
Kleinwalsertal 
").
Geography
Location and landscape
The valley
Großes Walsertal is located in the northern Limestone Alps between the subgroups of the Bregenz Forest mountain range (in the north) and the
Lechquellen Mountains 
(in the south and east).
The Lutz river flows through the approximately 25 km long alpine saw-cut valley.