Reschen pass | |
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Elevation | 1,504 m (4,934 ft) |
Location | Austria–Italy border |
Range | Alps |
Coordinates | 46°50′53″N 10°30′18″E / 46.848°N 10.505°E |
Reschen Pass (German: Reschenpass, pronounced [ˈrɛʃn̩ˌpas] ; Italian: Passo di Resia [ˈpasso di ˈrɛːzja]) is a mountain pass across the main chain of the Alps, connecting the Upper Inn Valley in the northwest with the Vinschgau region in the southeast. Since 1919, the border between South Tyrol, Italy and Tyrol, Austria has approximately followed the watershed, the pass summit at a height of 1,504 metres (4,934 ft) being completely on Italian territory.