Austria–Italy border explained

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

The Austria–Italy 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 1919. 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 1919 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.