The Wipptal is a valley extending along the Sill River

Sill River

The Sill is a 35 km long river in Tyrol, Austria. It is one of the larger tributaries of the Inn River in the Austrian Tyrol. It flows through the Wipptal valley north to Innsbruck. Its source lies east of the Brenner Pass. At the "Sillzwickel" - the name of the point where it meets the Inn at...

 southward from Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

, Tyrol, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, where the Sill meets the larger Inn river

Inn River

The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...

, up to the Brenner Pass

Brenner Pass

- Roadways :The motorway E45 leading from Innsbruck via Bolzano to Verona and Modena uses this pass, and is one of the most important north-south connections in Europe...

 (1,374 m) at the Austro-Italian

Italy

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 border, one of the lowest passes across the Central Eastern Alps

Central Eastern Alps

The Central Eastern Alps comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps with its highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition....

. South of the border, it continues as Southern Wipptal along the Eisack

Eisack

The Eisack is a river in Northern Italy, the second largest river in South Tyrol. Its source is near the Brenner Pass, at an altitude of about 1990 m above sea level. The river draws water from an area of about 4,200 km². After about 96 km, it joins the Adige river south of Bolzano. At first the...

 river by way of Sterzing

Sterzing

Sterzing is a comune in South Tyrol in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy. It is the main village of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town.-Origin:...

 to Franzensfeste

Franzensfeste

Franzensfeste is a village in Northern Italy, in South Tyrol . The village is famous for its large fort and the historic railway-station.-Geography:...

 and forms the Wipptal District

Wipptal (district)

The Wipp Valley is a district in the northern part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the upper part of the valley of the Eisack river, from the Brenner Pass in the north to Franzensfeste in the south, and is part of the larger geographically defined Wipptal.According to the...

 of the province of South Tyrol

South Tyrol

South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...

.

The Brenner Autobahn (motorway) (A13 in Austria, A22 in Italy) passes through the valley, beginning with the Europabrücke

Europabrücke

Europabrücke, or Europe's bridge, is a long bridge spanning the Wipp valley just south of Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria. The A13 Brenner Autobahn passes over this bridge, above the Sill River, forming part of the main route from western Austria to Italy via South Tyrol across the Alps...

(Europe bridge) near Innsbruck. It is an important road connection across the Alps, forming part of the connection between Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 and Verona

Verona

Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...

. The inhabitants of the Wipptal have been complaining for years about the volume of traffic. The Brenner railway

Brenner railway

The Brenner Railway is a major line connecting the Austrian and Italian railways from Innsbruck and Verona climbing the Wipptal , passing over the Brenner Pass and descending down the Eisack Valley to Bolzano and then down the Adige Valley from Bolzano to Rovereto and from there along the...

 is also runs through the valley. The proposed Brenner Base Tunnel

Brenner Base Tunnel

The Brenner Base Tunnel is a planned long railway tunnel through the base of the Brenner massif. It will run from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof in Austria to Franzensfeste in Italy, replacing part of the current Brenner railway...

would remove all long-distance trains from the valley.