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tributary of the Inn, the waters of the
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with many tunnels runs over the
Seefeld Saddle roughly parallel to the
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there is still visible today with ruts worn into the surface.
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The protect their road the Romans built the settlement of
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Alpenpässe : Die Pässe beiderseits der
Brenner-Route
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north of the saddle lies the village and ski resort of
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View from the northwest of the
Seefeld Saddle and the
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Seefeld Saddle is on the right behind the trees
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213:Northern Limestone Alps
132:47.318083°N 11.197085°E
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666:Steffan Bruns (2010),
511:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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276:Alps, and east of the
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1042:Pielachtaler Gscheid
952:Klostertaler Gscheid
593:Tabula Peutingeriana
587:Itinerarium Antonini
421:(with a junction at
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485:in the Inn valley.
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231:Mittenwald Railway
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40:lake. Behind: the
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782:Eisentalhöhe
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59:Traversed by
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1177:Timmelsjoch
1002:Norberthöhe
635:Zirler Berg
606:sunken road
533:) over the
435:Zirler Berg
367:m (AA)
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284:m (AA)
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110:Coordinates
1243:Categories
1217:Zellerrain
1047:Pillerhöhe
997:Niederalpl
942:Klammljoch
937:Kerschbaum
927:Katschberg
917:Josefsberg
907:Holzleiten
752:Bielerhöhe
647:River Isar
639:Inn valley
598:Roman road
567:Mittenwald
527:Via Raetia
525:built the
507:Mittenwald
465:as far as
459:Mittenwald
443:River Isar
431:B 171
419:Inn valley
306:) and the
293:Inn valley
123:11°11′50″E
120:47°19′05″N
1202:Weinebene
1137:Semmering
1027:Paulitsch
957:Kreuzberg
922:Kartitsch
912:Iselsberg
892:Hochrindl
882:Hirschegg
817:Furkajoch
807:Flattnitz
792:Feistritz
578:milestone
543:Innsbruck
539:Veldidena
503:Innsbruck
439:Scharnitz
425:with the
423:Innsbruck
398:Transport
380:watershed
374:Watershed
274:Karwendel
252:Geography
233:. On the
211:, in the
186:‹See Tfd›
104:Karwendel
50:Elevation
42:Kalkkögel
1192:Ursprung
1102:Rechberg
1072:Präbichl
1067:Pötschen
1062:Pölshals
1012:Oberjoch
992:Neumarkt
972:Lienbach
852:Griffner
832:Gailberg
787:Faschina
742:Annaberg
531:Augsburg
257:Location
217:Austrian
84:Location
54:1185 mAT
1197:Wechsel
1187:Turrach
1157:Staller
1132:Seefeld
1127:Seeberg
1122:Schober
1112:Schaida
1057:Pogusch
1052:Plöcken
1037:Pfaffen
1032:Perchau
987:Naßfeld
902:Hochtor
887:Hochegg
857:Gschütt
847:Grießen
772:Dienten
757:Brenner
747:Arlberg
721:Austria
654:Sources
645:on the
637:in the
625:Seefeld
541:(today
517:History
489:Railway
453:as the
451:Germany
441:on the
417:in the
331:Wildsee
319:Seefeld
215:in the
196:) is a
171:Seefeld
92:Austria
67:B 177 (
38:Wildsee
1212:Wurzen
1152:Soboth
1147:Silzer
1082:Pretal
1007:Obdach
962:Kühtai
877:Hengst
872:Hebalm
842:Gerlos
827:Gaberl
812:Flexen
802:Filzen
777:Eibegg
762:Buchau
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547:Wilten
523:Romans
392:Danube
327:Auland
198:saddle
190:German
1172:Thurn
1087:Pyhrn
982:Losen
977:Loibl
737:Ammer
602:Klais
580:near
563:porta
483:Telfs
323:Reith
221:Tyrol
100:Range
88:Tyrol
1167:Sölk
1107:Rohr
1092:Radl
1022:Pack
967:Lahn
867:Hals
797:Fern
732:Alpl
672:ISBN
590:and
555:Isar
521:The
461:via
415:Zirl
407:The
403:Road
388:Isar
386:and
321:and
200:and
179:The
78:E533
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