During the war "belligerents" crossed the Swiss borders about 1,000 times, with some of these incidents occurring around the "Dreisprachen Piz" (Three Languages Peak, near the Stelvio Pass. Switzerland had an outpost and a hotel (which was destroyed as it was used by the Austrians) on the peak. During the war, fierce battles were fought in the ice and snow of the area, with gunfire coming on to Swiss territory. The three nations made an agreement not to fire over Swiss territory, which jutted out between Austria (to the north) and Italy (to the south). Instead they could fire down the pass, as Swiss territory was around the peak. In one incident, a Swiss soldier was killed at his outpost on "Dreisprachen Piz" by Italian gunfire.