Innsbruck

Innsbruck
Innschbruck (Bavarian)
From top, left to right: Bürgerstraße, Conradstraße, view of Innsbruck, St. Anne's Column in Maria-Theresien-Straße, Stift Wilten, Ambras Castle, Altes Landhaus
Innsbruck
Location within Austria
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (Austria)
Coordinates: 47°16′06″N 11°23′36″E / 47.26833°N 11.39333°E / 47.26833; 11.39333
CountryAustria
Federal stateTyrol
DistrictStatutory city
Government
  MayorJohannes Anzengruber
Area
104.91 km2 (40.51 sq mi)
Elevation
574 m (1,883 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
132,493
  Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
  Metro
228,583
Demonym(s)Innsbrucker (m.)
Innsbruckerin (f.) (de)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6010–6080
Area code0512
Vehicle registrationI
Websiteinnsbruck.at

Innsbruck (German: [ˈɪnsbʁʊk] ; Austro-Bavarian: Innschbruck [ˈɪnʃprʊk]) is the capital of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. On the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass 30 km (19 mi) to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018.

In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps (Hafelekarspitze, 2,334 metres or 7,657 feet) to the north and Patscherkofel (2,246 m or 7,369 ft) and Serles (2,718 m or 8,917 ft) to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 and is going to host the 2027 Winter Deaflympics.

The name means "bridge over the Inn".