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Mountain pass in the Austrian Alps
Gerlos Pass
Elevation1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Traversed byFederal Highway B 165
LocationAustria
RangeAlps
Coordinates47°14′35″N 12°6′37″E / 47.24306°N 12.11028°E / 47.24306; 12.11028
Gerlos Pass is located in AustriaGerlos PassGerlos Pass

Gerlos Pass (elevation 1,500 metres ) is a mountain pass in the Austrian Alps between the Oberpinzgau region in the state of Salzburg and the Zillertal valley in Tyrol. The old road leads from Wald im Pinzgau to Gerlos in the Zillertal valley. It is closed to trucking and not always open in winter. A new toll road that is open all year was built in the 1960s from Krimml to Gerlos.

History

The first road across the Gerlos Pass was built in 1630. The Gerlosstraße road via Filzsteinalm pasture and the Gerlos plain was completed in 1962. The Durlaßboden reservoir and the Tauernkraftwerke power stations are situated on the western slope.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gerlospass". AEIOU. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

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