Tourist information - Innsbruck
Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, capital
of Tirol (Tyrol) Province, on the Inn River. Innsbruck is at the
junction of two important routes of commerce and travel. Firstly
the Arlberg Pass, connecting western and eastern Europe, and second
the Brenner Pass, linking Austria with Italy. Innsbruck is an important
center of commerce, tourism and winter sports. The city is particularly
well-known as a skiing and mountain climbing center. It was the
site of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympic Games. The name of the
city derives from the combination of "brücke" being
German for "bridge" and the name of the local river, the
Inn.
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