Austria–Italy border
International border
Austro-Italian border | |
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Characteristics | |
Entities | Austria Italy |
Length | 404 kilometres (251 mi) |
History | |
Established | 17 March 1861 Creation of the Kingdom of Italy |
Current shape | 10 February 1947 Signing of the Paris Peace Treaties |
Treaties | Treaty of Vienna Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye Paris Peace Treaties |
The Austria–Italy border is a 404 km (251 mi)[1] land border along the Alps between the Republic of Italy and the Republic of Austria. A border has existed since 1861, but the current one only since 1919. It has been an EU internal border since 1 January 1995. The border was last changed in 1947.[2] A large older change was in 1919 when South Tyrol was made part of Italy instead of Austria.
Provinces and states along the border
Italy
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Veneto
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
Austria
- Tyrol
- Salzburg
- Carinthia
Traffic
The main arterial routes over this border go over the Brenner Pass. It has:
- European route E45 (Autobahn A13 and Autostrada A22)
- Brenner Railway
Other important routes are:
- European route E55 (Autobahn A2 and Autostrada A23)
- European route E66
See also
- Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)
References
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Borders of Austria
- Czech Republic
- Germany
- Hungary
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
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