!!!Sill

Sill, River, Tyrol, southern tributary of River Inn, 35 km long, 
rises east of the Brenner Pass at the Wildseespitze Peak 
(2,733 m) and flows through the northern (Austrian) part of the 
Wipptal Valley. The Brennerautobahn (A 13), an important north-south 
connection, runs through the valley. The Silltal Valley is confined by 
the Tux Mountains in the east and by the Stubai Alps in the west. Most 
important tributaries: Navisbach stream ( Navis Valley), Gschnitzbach 
stream ( Gschnitz Valley) and Seebach stream from the west. Villages: 
Vill (817 m), Igls (870 m), Natters (783 m), Mutters 
(830 m), Matrei am Brenner (990 m), Steinach 
am Brenner (1049 m) and Gries am Brenner (1,164 m). 
Power stations: upper and lower Sill power stations and Brenner Pass 
power station.

!Literature
G. Pfaundler, Tirol-Lexikon, 1983.


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