Innsbruck

Coordinates: 47°16′N 11°23′E / 47.267°N 11.383°E / 47.267; 11.383
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Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Flag of Innsbruck
Coat of arms of Innsbruck
Innsbruck is located in Austria
Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°16′N 11°23′E / 47.267°N 11.383°E / 47.267; 11.383
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictStatutory city
Government
 • MayorGeorg Willi
Area
 • Total104.91 km2 (40.51 sq mi)
Elevation
574 m (1,883 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total132,493
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6010–6080
Area code0512
Vehicle registrationI
Websiteinnsbruck.at

Innsbruck (German: [ˈɪnsbʁʊk] (audio speaker iconlisten); Southern Austro-Bavarian: Innschbrugg [ˈɪnʃprʊg]; Tyrolean dialect: Innschpruckh, Schprugg) is a city in Austria. About 120,000 people live there. It is the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol and of the Tyrolean district of Innsbruck-Land District. It is one of the biggest cities of Austria. It has an area of 104.91 km2. The highest area is the Praxmarerkarspitze (2641m). The deepest one is the Inn near Ampass (565m).

The name Innsbruck comes from the German words Inn, a river which crosses the city, and brücke, a bridge. It means "bridge over the Inn".


References[change | change source]

  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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