Innsbruck
Innsbruck (German: [ˈɪnsbʁʊk] (
listen); Southern Austro-Bavarian: Innschbrugg [ˈɪnʃprʊg]; Tyrolean dialect: Innschpruckh, Schprugg) is a city in Austria. About 120,000 people live there. It is the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol and of the Tyrolean district of Innsbruck-Land District. It is one of the biggest cities of Austria. It has an area of 104.91 km2. The highest area is the Praxmarerkarspitze (2641m). The deepest one is the Inn near Ampass (565m).
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| Coordinates: 47°16′N 11°23′E / 47.267°N 11.383°ECoordinates: 47°16′N 11°23′E / 47.267°N 11.383°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Statutory city |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georg Willi |
| Elevation | 574 m (1,883 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6010–6080 |
| Vehicle registration | I |
| Website | innsbruck.at |
The name Innsbruck comes from the German words Inn, a river which crosses the city, and brücke, a bridge. It means "bridge over the Inn".
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Innsbruck Media
View of Innsbruck by Albrecht Dürer, 1495 (from the north)
- SchloßAmbras(Merian)
Victory of Andreas Hofer at Bergisel, by Franz Defregger
View of Innsbruck in the 19th century
Some residents of Innsbruck welcomed the German troops after the Anschluss on 13 March 1938
Cadastral settlements (red) and wards (grey) of Innsbruck
Imperial Hofburg (Kaiserliche Hofburg)
Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof)
Tyrolean Folk Art Museum next to the Hofkirche in Innsbruck
Innsbruck Cathedral (Dom zu St. Jakob)
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