Pfitscherjoch
The Pfitscherjoch is a mountain pass in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy. Since the Treaty of Saint-Germain came into force in 1920, the border between Italy and Austria has run over the Pfitscherjoch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,259 metres
- Description: mountain pass in the Zillertal Alps at the border Tyrol / South Tyrol
- Also known as: “Pfitscher Joch” and “Pfitscher Joch - Passo di Vizze”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pfitscher-Joch-Haus and Rotbachlspitze.
Pfitscher-Joch-Haus
Mountain hut
Photo: Tschöll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfitscher-Joch-Haus is a mountain hut.
Schrammacher
Peak
Photo: Mreindl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schrammacher is a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol. At 3,410 or 3,411 m it is, after the Olperer, the second highest peak of the Tux ridge of the Zillertal Alps.
Pfitscherjoch
- Categories: mountain pass, border crossing, and landform
- Location: Pfitsch, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.99475° or 46° 59′ 41″ northLongitude
11.66038° or 11° 39′ 37″ eastElevation
2,259 metres (7,411 feet)Open location code
8FRHXMV6+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 475714086OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pfitscherjoch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pfitscher Joch”
- Cebuano: “Pfitscherjoch”
- Croatian: “Pfitscherjoch”
- Dutch: “Pfitscherjoch”
- German: “Pfitscher Joch”
- German: “Pfitscherjoch”
- Italian: “passo di Vizze”
- Italian: “Passo di Vizze”
- Polish: “Pfitscher Joch”
- Swedish: “Pfitscher Joch”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jochsee - Lago del passo and Langsee - Lago lungo del passo.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pfitscherjoch”. Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.