Ziller

The Ziller is a right tributary to the Inn, in the Zillertal in Tyrol, Austria. It is  long, and its basin area is . It springs from the ridge of the Zillertal Alps, and feeds the Zillergründl Dam. In Mayrhofen it receives the  (that in turn receives the . By Zell am Ziller it receives the , before it flows into the Inn by Strass im Zillertal.

For historical reasons, the Ziller—first mentioned in 927 as “Zilare”—for most of its course makes up the border between the Diocese of Innsbruck on the west and the Archdiocese of Salzburg on the east. The Ziller today shows a good presence of brown- and rainbow trout, as well as grayling. It is up to  wide and  deep, and it has an average discharge of .

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Category:Rivers of Tyrol (state)
Category:Braided rivers in Europe
Category:Rivers of Austria