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| State | AT-7 (ISO) |
| Capital | Innsbruck |
| Governor | Herwig van Staa (ÖVP) |
| Area - Total |
Ranked 3rd 12,648 km² |
| Population - Total (2006) - Density |
Ranked 5th 701556 (2007) populationpercent=x. Austria is a federal republic made up of nine States, known in German as Länder (singular Land) ISO 3166-2AT is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the states of Austria. Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. A Landeshauptmann ( German for "state captain" literally 'country headman' plural Landeshauptleute or Landeshauptmänner as in Styria till 1861 Herwig van Staa (born 10 June 1942) is the governor of Tyrol. The Austrian People's Party ( German: Österreichische Volkspartei, or ÖVP) is an Austrian Political party. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume x |
.png/200px-Tirol_Dienstflagge_(Variation).png) The state flag of Tirol |
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 The state of Tirol on the map of Austria |
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Tyrol (German: Tirol) is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Austria is a federal republic made up of nine States, known in German as Länder (singular Land) Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol. Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East
The state is split into two parts - called North Tyrol and East Tyrol - by a 20km-wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Alto Adige/South Tyrol). North Tyrol, or North Tirol is the main part of the Austrian state of Tyrol, located in the western part of the country East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian state of Tyrol, sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7154 km² located adjacent to the German border Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Provincia autonoma di Bolzano Autonome Provinz Bozen Ladin: Provinzia
North Tyrol borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the state of Vorarlberg in the west, Italy and Switzerland in the south and Salzburg in the east. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Vorarlberg is the westernmost state ( Land) of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area ( Vienna is the smallest it borders Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7154 km² located adjacent to the German border East Tyrol also borders Carinthia in the east. Carinthia (Kärnten Koroška is the southernmost Austrian state or Land.
The highest mountain in the state is the Großglockner in the Hohe Tauern, with an elevation of 3,798 m (12,461 ft. The Grossglockner (Veliki Klek Großglockner also Glockner) is at 3798 m Above sea level, Austria 's highest Mountain The Hohe Tauern, the highest range of the Alps east of the Brenner Pass, includes the highest mountains in Austria. ). This is second only to the highest mountain of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, the Ortler, 3,905 m (12,812 ft. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ( Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige; German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Adesc Aut Ortler (Ortles is at above sea level the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. ).
The capital is Innsbruck. Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. The town is known for its university, especially the modern techniques in medicine. Tyrol is popular for its famous skiing resorts, such as Kitzbühel, Ischgl or St. Anton. A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow Kitzbühel is a medieval city in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzbühler Ache. Ischgl (1377m is a small village (population 1489 in 2001) in the Paznaun Valley in Tyrol ( Austria) Sankt Anton am Arlberg is a village in Tyrol, western Austria, with a population of c Other larger towns are Kufstein, Schwaz, Reutte and Landeck. Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley near the border with Bavaria, Germany, Schwaz is a city in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district ( Bezirk) Reutte is a Market town in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district ( Districts of Austria Landeck is a City in Tyrol, Austria with approximately 7633 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
The state is divided into 8 districts (Bezirke), and one Statutarstadt, Innsbruck. A Statutory city ( Statutarstadt in Austria, or Statutární město in Czech Republic) is a city with its own municipal Law Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. The districts and their administrative centers, in order from west to east, and north to south:
Statutory city:
North Tyrol:
- Landeck, (Landeck)
- Reutte, (Reutte)
- Imst, (Imst)
- Innsbruck-Land, (Innsbruck)
- Schwaz, (Schwaz)
- Kufstein, (Kufstein)
- Kitzbühel, (Kitzbühel)
East Tyrol:
History
Main article: Tyrol
Historically, Tyrol was a County of the Holy Roman Empire, later the Austrian Empire and finally a Kronland of Austria-Hungary, which extended beyond the boundaries of today's state. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. Historical references to Tyrol (before World War I) include today's Tyrol (North Tyrol and East Tyrol), but also the Italian provinces of Bolzano-Bozen (Alto Adige or South Tyrol) and Trento (Trentino). World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All North Tyrol, or North Tirol is the main part of the Austrian state of Tyrol, located in the western part of the country East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian state of Tyrol, sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Provincia autonoma di Bolzano Autonome Provinz Bozen Ladin: Provinzia The Province of Trento (Provincia autonoma di Trento also called Trentino, is an Autonomous province of Italy.
Nazi Germany did make plans in late 1944 to make a last ditch stand in the Tyrol, but it was too late and nothing actually took place at the envisaged National Redoubt. A national redoubt is a general term for an area to which the (remnant forces of a nation can be withdrawn if the main battle has been lost—or even beforehand if defeat is considered
After World War I, Alto Adige/South Tyrol and Trentino became part of Italy, according to the provisions of the Treaty of Saint Germain. The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was signed on 10 September 1919 by the victorious Allies of World War I on the one hand and by the new Some tension still pervades the region due to the large number of German speakers in the former that consider themselves more Austrian than Italian.
External links
- Tirol Travel Guide
- Official Website of Provincial Government
- Sightseeing, History and Towns of Tyrol
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