Klammljoch
Encyclopedia
Klammljoch is a high mountain pass
in the Alps
on the border between Austria
and Italy
.
It connects the Austrian state of Tyrol
with the Italian province of South Tyrol
, being located between Sankt Jakob in Defereggen
and Sand in Taufers
. The road over the pass is closed to motorized vehicles, but it can be traversed by bicycle.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
on the border between 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...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
It connects the Austrian state of Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
with the Italian 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...
, being located between Sankt Jakob in Defereggen
Sankt Jakob in Defereggen
Sankt Jakob in Defereggen is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria.Mario Scheiber, a skier, is from the town.- External links :* - city website...
and Sand in Taufers
Sand in Taufers
Sand in Taufers is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria....
. The road over the pass is closed to motorized vehicles, but it can be traversed by bicycle.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes