Tyrol (state)

Tyrol Tirol
—  State of Austria  —
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Austria
Capital	Innsbruck
Government
– Governor	Günther Platter (ÖVP)
Area
– Total	12,640.17 km2 (4,880.4 sq mi)
Population
– Total	710,100
– Density	56.2/km2 (145.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	AT-7
NUTS Region	AT3
Votes in Bundesrat	5 (of 62)
Website	www.tirol.gv.at

The districts of Tyrol.

Tyrol (German: Tirol) is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.

The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a 20-kilometre (12 mi) -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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. East Tyrol also borders Carinthia in the east.

The highest mountain in the state is the Großglockner in the Hohe Tauern, with an elevation of 3,797 m (12,457.35 ft.), which is also the highest mountain of Austria.

Towns

The capital is Innsbruck. The city is known for its university, especially in medicine. Tyrol is popular for its famous ski resorts, which include Kitzbühel, Ischgl and St. Anton, but has no cities besides Innsbruck. To wit, the 14 largest towns in Tyrol are

	Town	Inhabitants January 2011
1.	Innsbruck	120.147
2.	Kufstein	17.388
3.	Telfs	14.626
4.	Schwaz	12.995
5.	Hall in Tirol	12.695
6.	Wörgl	12.645
7.	Lienz	11.955
8.	Imst	9.494
9.	Rum	8.850
10.	St. Johann in Tirol	8.766
11.	Kitzbühel	8.207
12.	Landeck	7.713
13.	Zirl	7.641
14.	Wattens	7.625

Administrative divisions

The state is divided into 9 districts (Bezirke), and one statutory city, Innsbruck. The districts and their administrative centres, from west to east and north to south, are:

Statutory city:

• Innsbruck

North Tyrol:

• Landeck District, (Landeck)
• Reutte District, (Reutte)
• Imst District, (Imst)
• Innsbruck-Land, (Innsbruck)
• Innsbruck Stadt
• Schwaz District, (Schwaz)
• Kufstein District, (Kufstein)
• Kitzbühel District, (Kitzbühel)

East Tyrol:

• Lienz District, (Lienz)

History

Main article: History of Tyrol

Historically, the region was part of the County of Tyrol, which formed part of the Holy Roman Empire, later the Austrian Empire and finally was a Kronland (royal territory) of Austria-Hungary. The County of Tyrol extended beyond the boundaries of today's state. Historically Tyrol (before World War I) included in addition to today's Tyrol (North Tyrol and East Tyrol) the Italian provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino and 3 municipalities, which today are part of the province of Belluno. After World War I, these became part of Italy according to the provisions of the Treaty of Saint Germain.

See also

Geography portal Europe portal European Union portal Austria portal Tyrol portal

• Outline of Austria
• Euroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino

External links

• Tirol Travel Guide
• Official Website of Provincial Government
• Sightseeing, History and Towns of Tyrol

Coordinates: 47°16′6.92″N 11°23′35.72″E / 47.2685889°N 11.3932556°E / 47.2685889; 11.3932556