Ziller

Ziller
Ziller
	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)
Basin size	1,135 km2 (438 sq mi)
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.

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[AT-7_TIRIS-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c TIRIS Geographical information system of Tyrol

[2] 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.

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