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Europabrücke, or Europe's bridge, is a 777-m (2,549.2-ft.) long bridge spanning the 657-m (2,155.5-ft.) Wipp valley just south of Innsbruck, Austria. The A13 Brenner Autobahn passes over this bridge, above the Sill River, forming part of the main route from Austria to Italy across the Alps. Built between 1959 and 1963, it was once Europe's highest bridge, standing 192 m (629.9 ft (...)

The Lake Lans or Lanser See is a lake for bathing near Lans located on the southern highlands above Innsbruck. The lake can be reached by Streetcar Line 6 from Innsbruck easily. The Lake is very popular due to its green environment, and it is used for ice-skating during the winter. The Lake belongs to the city area of Innsbruck (...)

The Fen of Lans ''also'': Lanser Moor or Water Lily Pond is located north above Lake Lans on an altitude of 582 meters in the Paschberg forest. With an area size of 8000 m² the Lake is much smaller as his larger brother is with a depth of 3 metres. To keep his natural beauty intact, bathing and swimming was already forbidden by the city administration of Innsbruck very early (...)