Innsbruck in Austria

Innsbruck

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 km (18.64 mi) south of Innsbruck. Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the Nordkette (Hafelekar, 2,334 metres (7,657 ft) in the north, Patscherkofel (2,246 metres (7,369 ft)) and Serles (2,718 metres (8,917 ft)) in the south, it is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. 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".

Midtown Innsbruck

Climate

Due to its altitude and position in Central Europe far from the coast, Innsbruck has a Continental climate (Köppen classification : Dfb). Winters are cold – colder than those of most major European cities -, and snowy. Winter nights can get frigid, occasionally dropping to −12 °C (10 °F).

Spring is brief; days start to get warm, often over 15 °C (59 °F) but nights remain cool or even freezing.

 Covered pedestrian bridge over The Inn River.

Summer is highly variable and unpredictable. Days can be cool 17 °C (63 °F) and rainy, or sunny and extremely hot, sometimes hitting 34 °C (93 °F). In summer, as expected from an alpine climate, the diurnal temperature variation is often very high as nights always remain cool (12 °C (54 °F) on average, but sometimes dipping as low as 6 °C (43 °F)).

The average annual temperature is 9 °C (48 °F).

Ferdinandeum

Main sights

Buildings

²  Golden Roof

²  Kaiserliche Hofburg (Imperial Court)

²  Hofkirche (Imperial Church) with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

²  Altes Landhaus (old federal state parliament)

²  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.)

²  Altstadt (Old Town)

²  Annasäule

²  Helblinghaus

²  Maria-Theresien-Straße (Main Street)

²  Tyrolean State Theatre, Innsbruck (Theatre)

²  Triumphpforte

²  Bergiselschanze, designed by Zaha Hadid.

²  New Hungerburgbahn, designed by Zaha Hadid.

²  Stadtturm (City Tower)

²  Ambras Castle

²  Casino Innsbruck

²  Leopold Brunnen (Leopold's fountain)

²  Büchsenhausen Castle

The older pedestrian district of Innsbruck with the famous Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) and the Alps in the background

Museums

²  Riesenrundgemälde

²  Ambras Castle

²  Tyrolean State Museum

²  Tyrolean Museum of Popular Art

²  The Armoury

²  Tyrolean Museum Railways (Tiroler Museumsbahnen)

²  Stubaital station

²  Kaiserjäger Museum

²  City Archives

²  Alpine Club Museum

²  Bell Museum

Another view of the Altstadt, The Old City, with the Goldenes Dachl and Stadtturm, the Old City Watch Tower, clearly visible

Churches

²  Ursulinenkirche

²  Dom zu St. Jakob (St. James's Cathedral, often wrongly called St Jacob's Cathedral)

²  Hofkirche

²  Stift Wilten

²  Wiltener basilika

²  Spitalskirche

²  Liebfrauenkirche

²  Jesuit Church

The Alte Innbrücke, The Bridge over the Inn River at Altstadt, The Old City of Innsbruck.

Parks and gardens

²  Alpenzoo (Alpine Zoo)

²  Innsbruck University Botanic Garden

²  Hofgarten

²  Rapoldipark

²  Schlosspark Ambras

The Alte Innbrücke facing the Altstadt

Cultural events

As a very popular tourist destination, Innsbruck organizes the following events every year:

²  Four Hills Tournament (Vierschanzentournee)

²  Innsbrucker tanzsommer

²  Bergsilvester (New Year's Eve)

²  Festwochen der Alten Musik (Weeks of Ancient Music)

²  Christkindlmarkt (Christmas fair)

²  Tyrolean Evenings with the Gundolf Family at the Sandwirt Restaurant website

 Ski jump stadium on the Bergisel

 Kaiserliche Hofburg with view of the Nordkette

 Beautiful Building at Innsbruck.

 The city has a highly developed tram system.

 Panoramic view looking down

Innsbruck Airport terminal building

 Panoramic view to west

Golden Roof.

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