Triebener Tauern Pass (el. 1274 m.) is a

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in the

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, in the '' Bundesland'' of

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. It crosses the

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chain, connecting the city of

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in the Mur valley in the south with

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in the north. Until the 1970s the northern ascent had two steeply sloping sections with a maximum

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of 16 and 21% including multiple

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s, moreover affected by landslides. After several accidents, the pass road underwent major reconstructions, recently from June 2006 to October 2008, which reduced the maximum grade to 10 and 13%.

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