The Sill is a river in

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

, Austria. It is one of the larger tributaries of the

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

in Tyrol. It flows north through the Wipptal to Innsbruck. Its source lies east of the

Brenner Pass The Brenner Pass (german: link=no, Brennerpass , shortly ; it, Passo del Brennero ) is a mountain pass through the Alps which forms the border between Italy and Austria. It is one of the principal passes of the Eastern Alpine range and ha ...

. At the - the name of the point where it meets the Inn at Innsbruck - there is a recreation area with cycling trails. The

Viggarbach The Viggarbach (also: Mühlbach or Mühltaler Bach) is a river of Tyrol, Austria. The Viggarbach's origin is the lake . It flows through the valley with the same name in western direction and merges near Schönberg with the Sill. It has a length ...

merges with it in

Schönberg im Stubaital Schönberg im Stubaital is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land, Tyrol, Austria. It is south of Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the Lis ...

. The natural river basin is ; are covered by glacier ice. The water power generated by the river flow is used for three power plants. Waterfalls on the river include the Sill Fall, which has a height of about , and from where water is taken out for urban use. In the fall basin, fishes such as trouts can be found. The Bretterkeller waterfall is located at the bottom of the in Innsbruck. The Sill features prominently in the stories and by the Austrian writer

Thomas Bernhard Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (; 9 February 1931 – 12 February 1989) was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet who explored death, social injustice, and human misery in controversial literature that was deeply pessimistic about modern civilizati ...

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