Ski schools Passo del Brennero

Brenner Pass (German: Brennerpass; Italian: Passo del Brennero) is a mountain pass through the Alps along the border between Italy and Austria. It is one of the principal passes of the Alps and the lowest of the Alpine passes within the area. Gaining possession of this pass, for the above reason, was long coveted in history.

Across the valleys beneath the pass and in the mountains above it, the Alpine pastures are used by dairy cattle for summer grazing. In the lower altitudes, farmers deforest pine trees, undertake agricultural cultivation and harvest hay for winter fodder. Many of the high pastures are at an altitude of over 1,000 metres; a small number of them stands high in the mountains at around 2,000 metres.

The central section covers the motorway and railway tracks connecting Vipiteno/Sterzing in the south and Innsbruck to the north. The village of Brenner at the pass consists of a few supermarkets, fruit stores, outlet shopping centres, cafes, hotels and a gas station (after crossing the border into Austria). It has a population of 400 to 600 (as of 2011).

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