Tyrol (state)

Tyrol () is a state or Bundesland, locatit in the wast o Austrick. It comprises the Austrian pairt o the historical region o Tyrol.

The state is split intae twa pairts–cried North Tyrol an East Tyrol–bi a  -wide strip o land whaur the state o Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province o Sooth Tyrol.

North Tyrol borders Bavarie (Germany) in the north, the state o Vorarlberg in the wast, Italy an Swisserland in the sooth an Salzburg in the east. East Tyrol an aw borders Carinthie in the east.

The heichest muntain in the state is the Großglockner in the Hohe Tauern, wi an elevation o 3,797 m (12,457.35 ft.), which is an aw the heichest muntain in Austrick.

Ceeties an touns
The caipital is Innsbruck. The ceety is kent for its university, especially in medicine. Tyrol is popular for its famous ski resorts, which include Kitzbühel, Ischgl an St. Anton, but haes nae ceeties besides Innsbruck. Tae wit, the 15 lairgest towns in Tyrol are
 #  Town  InhabitantsJanuary 2017 1.  Innsbruck  132,236 2.  Kufstein  18,973 3.  Telfs  15,582 4.  Hall in Tirol  13,801 5.  Schwaz  13,606 6.  Wörgl  13,537 7.  Lienz  11,945 8.  Imst  10,371 9.  St. Johann in Tirol  9,425 10.  Rum  9,063 11.  Kitzbühel  8,341 12.  Zirl  8,134 13.  Wattens  7,870 14.  Landeck  7,764 15.  Jenbach  7,088

Admeenistrative diveesions
The state is dividit intae aicht destricts (Bezirke), an ane statutory ceety, Innsbruck. The destricts an their admeenistrative centres, frae wast tae east an north tae sooth, are:
 North Tyrol
 Statutory ceety:
 1 Innsbruck (Stadt ceety)
 Destricts:
 6 Landeck Destrict, (Landeck)
 8 Reutte Destrict, (Reutte)
 3 Imst Destrict, (Imst)
 2 Innsbruck-Land, (Innsbruck)
 9 Schwaz Destrict, (Schwaz)
 5 Kufstein Destrict, (Kufstein)
 4 Kitzbühel Destrict, (Kitzbühel)

 Destrict in East Tyrol
 7 Lienz Destrict, (Lienz)

History

Historically, the region wis pairt o the Coonty o Tyrol, which formit pairt o the Holy Roman Empire, later the Austrian Empire an feenally wis a Kronland (ryal territory) o Austrick-Hungary. The Coonty o Tyrol extendit ayont the bundaries o the day's state. Historically Tyrol (afore World War I) includit in addition tae the day's Tyrol (North Tyrol an East Tyrol) the Italian provinces o Sooth Tyrol an Trentino an three municipalities, which the day are pairt o the province o Belluno. Efter Warld War I, these became pairt o Italy accordin tae the proveesions o the Treaty o Saint Germain.

See an aw
Ootline o Austrick
Euroregion Tyrol-Sooth Tyrol-Trentino

Freemit airtins

Tyrol Travel Guide
Offeecial Website o Provincial Govrenment
Sichtseein, History an Touns o Tyrol 


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Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions o the European Union
Category:States o Austrick