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The Reschen Pass (German: Reschenpass; Italian: Passo di Resia) is a pass (1504 m) over the Main chain of the Alps connecting the Inn River valley in the northwest with the Vinschgau valley in the southeast. Since 1919 the border between Italy and Austria runs approximately along the watershed the pass summit being completely on Italian territory.Before the Roman era a path linked the valley of the Inn River with the valley of the Adige (de. Etsch; lad. Adesc) river.