Innsbruck
The city of Innsbruck
Innsbruck is the capital of Tyrol province in western Austria. Its population
is about 120000 inhabitants. Located in the eastern Alps, it is an important
tourist and winter sports resort. Innsbruck hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter
Olympics.
Goldenes Dachl
The bridge over the River Inn, which gives the city its name, made Innsbruck
an important point on the trade routes to Germany from Italy and Switzerland
by the 12th century. Innsbruck became a Habsburg residence in 1363. It
has many notable medieval buildings, including the 16th-century Franciscan
Hofkirche (church) and the Fürstenburg, a 15th-century castle with a famous
copper-roofed balcony.
The Hofburg
The city is surrounded by the beautiful scenery of the high rising mountains
of the Alps. You can take a cable railway up to the famous Hungerburg
to get a magnificent Alpine view.
Schwarze Mander
Hotels in Innsbruck: 4
Star Hotels, 3 Star Hotels,
2 Star Hotels
Pictures: Austrian National Tourist Office
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