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tributary of the Inn, the waters of the
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name this road as a primary military and trading route. The route was heavily used and probably built as a trafficable road. Remains of this
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rivers. Whilst the water of the Mühlbach northeast of Auland drains through the
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there is still visible today with ruts worn into the surface.
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The protect their road the Romans built the settlement of
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Alpenpässe : Die Pässe beiderseits der
Brenner-Route
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north of the saddle lies the village and ski resort of
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View from the northwest of the
Seefeld Saddle and the
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the
Seefeld Saddle is on the right behind the trees
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208:Northern Limestone Alps
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661:Steffan Bruns (2010),
506:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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271:Alps, and east of the
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292:Wetterstein Mountains
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1037:Pielachtaler Gscheid
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588:Tabula Peutingeriana
582:Itinerarium Antonini
416:(with a junction at
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226:Mittenwald Railway
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40:lake. Behind: the
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1092:Radstädter Tauern
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832:Gerichtsberg
817:Fuscher Törl
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997:Norberthöhe
630:Zirler Berg
601:sunken road
528:) over the
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362:m (AA)
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305:(max.
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284:Zirler Berg
279:m (AA)
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110:Coordinates
1238:Categories
1212:Zellerrain
1042:Pillerhöhe
992:Niederalpl
937:Klammljoch
932:Kerschbaum
922:Katschberg
912:Josefsberg
902:Holzleiten
747:Bielerhöhe
642:River Isar
634:Inn valley
593:Roman road
562:Mittenwald
522:Via Raetia
520:built the
502:Mittenwald
460:as far as
454:Mittenwald
438:River Isar
426:B 171
414:Inn valley
301:) and the
288:Inn valley
123:11°11′50″E
120:47°19′05″N
1197:Weinebene
1132:Semmering
1022:Paulitsch
952:Kreuzberg
917:Kartitsch
907:Iselsberg
887:Hochrindl
877:Hirschegg
812:Furkajoch
802:Flattnitz
787:Feistritz
573:milestone
538:Innsbruck
534:Veldidena
498:Innsbruck
434:Scharnitz
420:with the
418:Innsbruck
393:Transport
375:watershed
369:Watershed
269:Karwendel
247:Geography
228:. On the
206:, in the
104:Karwendel
50:Elevation
42:Kalkkögel
1187:Ursprung
1097:Rechberg
1067:Präbichl
1062:Pötschen
1057:Pölshals
1007:Oberjoch
987:Neumarkt
967:Lienbach
847:Griffner
827:Gailberg
782:Faschina
737:Annaberg
526:Augsburg
252:Location
212:Austrian
84:Location
54:1185 mAT
1192:Wechsel
1182:Turrach
1152:Staller
1127:Seefeld
1122:Seeberg
1117:Schober
1107:Schaida
1052:Pogusch
1047:Plöcken
1032:Pfaffen
1027:Perchau
982:Naßfeld
897:Hochtor
882:Hochegg
852:Gschütt
842:Grießen
767:Dienten
752:Brenner
742:Arlberg
716:Austria
649:Sources
640:on the
632:in the
620:Seefeld
536:(today
512:History
484:Railway
448:as the
446:Germany
436:on the
412:in the
326:Wildsee
314:Seefeld
210:in the
191:) is a
171:Seefeld
92:Austria
67:B 177 (
38:Wildsee
1207:Wurzen
1147:Soboth
1142:Silzer
1077:Pretal
1002:Obdach
957:Kühtai
872:Hengst
867:Hebalm
837:Gerlos
822:Gaberl
807:Flexen
797:Filzen
772:Eibegg
757:Buchau
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542:Wilten
518:Romans
387:Danube
322:Auland
193:saddle
185:German
1167:Thurn
1082:Pyhrn
977:Losen
972:Loibl
732:Ammer
597:Klais
575:near
558:porta
478:Telfs
318:Reith
216:Tyrol
100:Range
88:Tyrol
1162:Sölk
1102:Rohr
1087:Radl
1017:Pack
962:Lahn
862:Hals
792:Fern
727:Alpl
667:ISBN
585:and
550:Isar
516:The
456:via
410:Zirl
402:The
398:Road
383:Isar
381:and
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179:The
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