Ziller
Ziller | |
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![]() Ziller near Mayrhofen | |
![]() ![]() Mouth of Ziller | |
Location | |
Country | Austria |
State | Tyrol |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Zillertal Alps |
Mouth | |
• location | Inn |
• coordinates | 47°24′25″N 11°50′14″E / 47.4070°N 11.8372°ECoordinates: 47°24′25″N 11°50′14″E / 47.4070°N 11.8372°E |
Length | 55.7 km (34.6 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 1,135 km2 (438 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Inn→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Ziller (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɪlɐ] (listen)) is a right tributary to the Inn, in the Zillertal in Tyrol, Austria. It is 55.7 km (34.6 mi) long, and its basin area is 1,135 km2 (438 sq mi).[1] It springs from the ridge of the Zillertal Alps, and feeds the Zillergründl Dam. In Mayrhofen it receives the (that in turn receives the . By Zell am Ziller it receives the , before it flows into the Inn by Strass im Zillertal.
For historical reasons, the Ziller—first mentioned in 927 as Zilare[2]—for most of its course makes up the border between the Diocese of Innsbruck on the west and the Archdiocese of Salzburg on the east. The Ziller today shows a good presence of brown trout and rainbow trout, as well as grayling. It is up to 20 m (66 ft) wide and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) deep, and it has an average discharge of 43.1 m3/s (1,520 cu ft/s).
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c TIRIS Geographical information system of Tyrol
- ^ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 98s, no. 133 and 137. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.
- Tributaries of the Inn
- Rivers of Tyrol (state)
- Braided rivers in Europe
- Rivers of Austria
- Tyrol geography stubs
- Austria river stubs