WIPPTAL

The 'Wipptal' is a valley extending along the Sill River southward from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, where the Sill meets the larger Inn river, up to the Brenner Pass (1,374 m) at the Austro-Italian border, one of the lowest passes across the Central Eastern Alps. South of the border, it continues as Southern Wipptal along the Isarco river by way of Sterzing to Franzensfeste in the province of Bolzano (see Wipptal, Italy).
The Brenner Autobahn (motorway) (A13 in Austria, A22 in Italy) passes through the valley, beginning with the ''Europabrücke'' (Europe bridge) near Innsbruck. It is an important road connection across the Alps, forming part of the connection between Munich and Verona. The inhabitants of the Wipptal have been complaining for years about the volume of traffic.