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 Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Innsbruck.
Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the Nordkette (Hafelekar, 2,334 meters (7,657 ft)) in the north, Patscherkofel (2,246 meters (7,369 ft)) and Serles (2,718 meters (8,917 ft)) in the south, it is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics. It is to host the 1st Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.
The word bruck comes from the German word Brücke meaning "bridge" which leads to "the bridge over the Inn".
Main Sights
Buildings
- Golden Roof
- Kaiserliche Hofburg (Imperial Court)
- Hofkirche (Imperial Church) with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Altes Landhaus (old federal state parliament)
- Alte Innbrücke (The Inn Bridge, spanning the Inn River at the Altstadt, a bridge has existed at this point since at least 1080 A.D.)
- Altstadt (Old Town)
- Annasäule
- Helblinghaus
- Maria-Theresien-Straße (Main Street)
- Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck (Theatre)
- Triumphpforte
- Bergiselschanze, designed by Zaha Hadid.
- New Hungerburgbahn, designed by Zaha Hadid.
Museums
- Riesenrundgemälde
- Schloss Ambras
- Tiroler Landesmuseum
- Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum
- Zeughaus
- Tiroler Museumsbahnen
- Kaiserjägermuseum
Churches
- Ursulinenkirche
- Dom zu St. Jakob (St. James's Cathedral, often wrongly called St Jacob's Cathedral)
- Hofkirche
- Stift Wilten
- Wiltener basilika
- Spitalskirche
- Liebfrauenkirche
- Jesuit Church
Parks and gardens
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