The Gschnitzbach is a river of
Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...
,
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
.
The Gschnitzbach springs from the lake in the
Stubai Alps
The Stubai Alps (, ) is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It derives its name from the Stubaital valley to its east and is located southwest of Innsbruck, Austria. Several peaks form the border between Austria and Italy. The ...
.
It flows from South to North and merges with the
Sill at
Steinach am Brenner
Steinach am Brenner is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol located south of Innsbruck in the Wipptal at the Sill River.
Geography
Steinach am Brenner is located in Wipptal, along the Sill R ...
. It has a length of about
and passes through the villages of
Trins
Trins is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 20.3 km south of Innsbruck on the Gschnitzbach. The village was mentioned for the first time in 1030, as “Trunnes”. Formerly a part of the ...
and
Gschnitz
Gschnitz () is a municipality with 415 inhabitants (1 January 2011) in the south of North Tyrol.
Setting
Gschnitz is at the end of the valley of the same name that branches off from the Wipptal at Steinach am Brenner. The municipality borders are ...
.
The water quality of the Gschnitzbach is A grade and remains very clear until the mouth. It provides a good living space for fishes. The water is also used for drinking water supply for the villages nearby.
The river may look like a silent water upstream, but quickly turns into a rapid-river spiked with several dangerous
chute
Chute or Chutes, may refer to:
* Chute (gravity), a channel down which falling materials are guided
* Chute (landform), a steep-sided passage through which water flows rapidly
* Escape chute, an emergency exit utilized where conventional fire esca ...
s in its lower course.
References
Rivers of Tyrol (federal state)
Rivers of Austria
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