Austria–Italy border explained

Austro-Italian border
Length:	404km (251miles)
Established:	17 March 1861
Current:	10 February 1947

The Austrian–Italian border is a 404km (251miles)^[1] land border along the Alps between the Republic of Italy and the Republic of Austria. A border has existed since 1861, but the current one only since 1920 when happened the peace treaty between the kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Republic. It has been an EU internal border since 1 January 1995. The border was last changed in 1947.^[2] A large older change was in 1920 when South Tyrol was made part of Italy instead of Austria

Provinces and states along the border

Italy

• Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
• Veneto
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Austria

• Tyrol
• Salzburg
• Carinthia

Traffic

The main arterial routes over this border go over the Brenner Pass. It has:

• European route E45 (Autobahn A13 and Autostrada A22)
• Brenner Railway

Other important routes are:

• European route E55 (Autobahn A2 and Autostrada A23)
• European route E66

See also

• Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency . 2018-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815091224/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2096.html . 2018-08-15 . dead .
2. Web site: The Paris Peace Treaties, 1947 were signed on 10 February 1947, including the 'Peace Treaty with Italy'. Verfassungen.eu. 12 February 2019.