Reschen Pass (German:
Reschenpass, pronounced [ˈrɛʃn̩ˌpas] ; Italian:
Passo di Resia [ˈpasso di ˈrɛːzja]) is a mountain pass across the main chain of the Alps, connecting the Upper Inn Valley in the northwest with the
Vinschgau 
region in the southeast. Since 1919, the border between
South Tyrol 
, Italy and Tyrol, Austria has approximately followed the watershed, the pass summit at a height of 1,504 metres (4,934 ft) being completely on Italian territory.
Geography
Location
Reschen is one of the
Principal passes of the Alps 
, located between Brenner Pass to the east and the Splügen to the west. It is part of the drainage divide between the
Danube 
in the north and the Adige in the south.
The village of Reschen (
Resia) is directly located on the watershed, on the shore of the
Reschensee 
reservoir, built in 1950 and famous for the bell tower which emerges from the water in front of Graun municipality. The border with
Nauders 
, Austria runs about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the pass summit towards the tripoint with
Valsot 
,
Switzerland 
in the west.