The Birnlücke () is the border pass at the western end of the
Hohe Tauern
The High Tauern (plural, pl.; german: Hohe Tauern, it, Alti Tauri) are a mountain range on the Main chain of the Alps, main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern bor ...
mountains in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, between the
Venediger Group
The Venediger Group (german: Venedigergruppe) is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps. Together with the Granatspitze Group, the Glockner Group, the Goldberg Group, and the Ankogel Group, it forms the main ridge of the High Tauern. The hig ...
and the adjoining
Zillertal Alps
The Zillertal Alps ( it, Alpi Aurine; german: Zillertaler Alpen) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy.
Name
The range is named after the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) on its north.
Geography
The ...
. The
border between Austria and Italy has run over the pass since 1919. The pass forms the border between the Austrian state of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
and the Italian province of
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
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, the valleys of the
Krimmler Achental and
Ahrntal, and the
Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park
The Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park (german: Naturpark Rieserferner-Ahrn) is a nature reserve in South Tyrol, Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is loc ...
and
Hohe Tauern National Park
The High Tauern ( pl.; german: Hohe Tauern, it, Alti Tauri) are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of ...
.
Until the
Schengen Agreement
The Schengen Agreement ( , ) is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished. It was signed on 14 June 1985, near the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, by five of the t ...
there used to be a regular border checkpoint at
Krimmler Tauern (2,634 m).
Not far south of the border crossing at is the
Birnlücken Hut (''Rifugio Tridentina''). It was built in 1900 and named after the pass.
Name
The name ''Birnlücke'' is a corruption of the old spelling. As late as 1888 the pass was called ''Pyrlücke'', after the old names for the stream, the ''Pirra'' or ''Birlbac''h, in the Ahrn valley.
Bergnamen in Österreich von Heinz Dieter Pohl
/ref> The Italian name is ''Forcella del Picco''.
See also
* List of mountain passes
This is a list of mountain passes.
Africa
Egypt
* Halfaya Pass (near Libya)
Lesotho
* Moteng Pass
* Mahlasela pass
* Sani Pass
Morocco
* Tizi n'Tichka
South Africa
* Eastern Cape Passes
* Western Cape Passes
* Northern Cape Passes
* Kwa ...
References
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Mountain passes of the Alps
Mountain passes of Salzburg (state)
Mountain passes of Italy
Venediger Group
Zillertal Alps
Zell am See District
Mountain passes of South Tyrol
Austria–Italy border crossings
Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park