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Tyrol is a state
States of Austria

Austria is a federation made up of nine State , known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is also the German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is often used instead to avoid ambiguity....
 or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.

The state is split into two parts - called North Tyrol
North Tyrol

North Tyrol, or North Tirol is the main part of the Austrian States of Austria of Tyrol , located in the western part of the country. The other part of the state is East Tyrol, which also belongs to Austria, but does not share a border with North Tyrol....
 and East Tyrol
East Tyrol

East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian States of Austria of Tyrol , sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state....
 - by a 20km-wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg
Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a Bundesland or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km?, located adjacent to the Germany border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population....
 borders directly on the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Alto Adige/South Tyrol).

North Tyrol borders Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 (Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
) in the north, the state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is the westernmost and wealthiest States of Austria of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area , it borders three countries; Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein....
 in the west, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 in the south and Salzburg
Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a Bundesland or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km?, located adjacent to the Germany border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population....
 in the east.






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Tyrol is a state
States of Austria

Austria is a federation made up of nine State , known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is also the German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is often used instead to avoid ambiguity....
 or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.

The state is split into two parts - called North Tyrol
North Tyrol

North Tyrol, or North Tirol is the main part of the Austrian States of Austria of Tyrol , located in the western part of the country. The other part of the state is East Tyrol, which also belongs to Austria, but does not share a border with North Tyrol....
 and East Tyrol
East Tyrol

East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian States of Austria of Tyrol , sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state....
 - by a 20km-wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg
Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a Bundesland or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km?, located adjacent to the Germany border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population....
 borders directly on the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Alto Adige/South Tyrol).

North Tyrol borders Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 (Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
) in the north, the state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is the westernmost and wealthiest States of Austria of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area , it borders three countries; Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein....
 in the west, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 in the south and Salzburg
Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a Bundesland or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km?, located adjacent to the Germany border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population....
 in the east. East Tyrol also borders Carinthia
Carinthia (state)

Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian States of Austria or Land. Situated within the Eastern alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes....
 in the east.

The highest mountain in the state is the Großglockner
Großglockner

The Grossglockner is, at 3,798 m above sea level, Austria's highest mountain and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass....
 in the Hohe Tauern
Hohe Tauern

The Hohe Tauern, the highest mountain range of the Alps east of the Brenner Pass, includes the highest mountains in Austria. The range is part of the Central Eastern Alps....
, with an elevation of 3,798 m (12,461 ft.). This is second only to the highest mountain of South Tyrol
South Tyrol

The Province of Bolzano-Bozen, also referred to in English as Alto Adige or South Tyrol is an Autonomous area Provinces of Italy of Italy....
, the Ortler
Ortler

Ortler is, at above sea level, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. It is the main peak of the Ortler Alps. It is the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol, of Tyrol overall, and, until 1919, of the Austrian-Hungarian empire....
, 3,905 m (12,812 ft.).

The capital is Innsbruck
Innsbruck

Innsbruck is the Capital of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn River Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck....
. The town is known for its university, especially the modern techniques in medicine. Tyrol is popular for its famous ski
Ski

A ski is a long, flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now primarily used for recreational and sporting purposes....
ing resorts, such as Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel

Kitzb?hel is a city rights in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzb?hler Ache, now best known as a ski resort. It is the administrative centre of the district Kitzb?hel ....
, Ischgl
Ischgl

Ischgl is a small village in the Paznaun Valley in Tyrol . Its ski resort Silvretta Arena Ischgl-Samnaun is connected with the ski resort of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland....
 or St. Anton
St. Anton

Sankt Anton am Arlberg is a village in Tyrol , western Austria, with a population of c. 2,800. It is a prominent ski resort situated at 1,304 m above sea level in the Tyrolean Alps with dozens of Aerial tramways, chair lifts and ski-lifts up to 2,811 m....
. Other larger towns are Kufstein
Kufstein

Kufstein is a city in Tyrol , Austria, located along the river Inn River, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration displaced person camp....
, Schwaz
Schwaz

Schwaz is a city in Tyrol , Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district . Schwaz is located in the lower Inn river valley, and has a population of about 13,000....
, Reutte
Reutte

Reutte is a market town in Tyrol , Austria. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district . Reutte is located on the Lech river, and has a population of 5,738 ....
 and Landeck
Landeck

Landeck is a city in Tyrol , Austria with approximately 7,633 inhabitants. It is located at an elevation of about 820 m in the west of Tyrol, on the rivers Sanna and Inn River....
.

Administrative divisions

The state is divided into 8 districts (Bezirk
Bezirk

Bezirk means 'district' in German language.* Stadtbezirk * Regierungsbezirk * primary Subdivisions of East Germany since 1952* Districts of Austria...
e), and one Statutarstadt, Innsbruck
Innsbruck

Innsbruck is the Capital of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn River Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck....
. The districts and their administrative centers, in order from west to east, and north to south:

Statutory city:
  • Innsbruck
    Innsbruck

    Innsbruck is the Capital of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn River Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck....


North Tyrol:
  • Landeck
    Landeck (district)

    The Bezirk Landeck is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, the district Imst in the east, Province of Bolzano-Bozen and Graub?nden in the south, and the district Bludenz in the west....
    , (Landeck
    Landeck

    Landeck is a city in Tyrol , Austria with approximately 7,633 inhabitants. It is located at an elevation of about 820 m in the west of Tyrol, on the rivers Sanna and Inn River....
    )
  • Reutte
    Reutte (district)

    The Bezirk Reutte is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the districts Imst and Landeck in the south, and Bregenz and Bludenz in the west....
    , (Reutte
    Reutte

    Reutte is a market town in Tyrol , Austria. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district . Reutte is located on the Lech river, and has a population of 5,738 ....
    )
  • Imst
    Imst (district)

    The Bezirk Imst is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, as well as Bavaria , but only very shortly, the district Innsbruck-Land in the east, Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the south, and the district Landeck in the west....
    , (Imst
    Imst

    Imst is a city in the Austrian States of Austria of Tyrol . It lies on the Inn River in western Tyrol, some 55 km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 m above sea-level....
    )
  • Innsbruck-Land
    Innsbruck-Land

    The Bezirk Innsbruck Land is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It encloses the Statutarstadt Innsbruck, and borders Bavaria in the north, the district Schwaz in the east, Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the south, and the district Imst in the west....
    , (Innsbruck
    Innsbruck

    Innsbruck is the Capital of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn River Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck....
    )
  • Schwaz
    Schwaz (district)

    The Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the districts of Kufstein , Kitzb?hel and Pinzgau in the east, Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the south, and the Innsbruck-Land district in the west....
    , (Schwaz
    Schwaz

    Schwaz is a city in Tyrol , Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district . Schwaz is located in the lower Inn river valley, and has a population of about 13,000....
    )
  • Kufstein
    Kufstein (district)

    The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kitzb?hel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest....
    , (Kufstein
    Kufstein

    Kufstein is a city in Tyrol , Austria, located along the river Inn River, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration displaced person camp....
    )
  • Kitzbühel
    Kitzbühel (district)

    The Bezirk Kitzb?hel is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kufstein and Schwaz districts in the west, and the Pinzgau region in the east and south....
    , (Kitzbühel
    Kitzbühel

    Kitzb?hel is a city rights in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzb?hler Ache, now best known as a ski resort. It is the administrative centre of the district Kitzb?hel ....
    )


East Tyrol:
  • Lienz
    Lienz (district)

    The Bezirk Lienz is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It is the only district in East Tyrol. The district borders the Pinzgau in the north, the districts Spittal an der Drau and Hermagor in the east, Veneto in the south, and Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the west....
    , (Lienz
    Lienz

    Lienz is a Town privileges in the Austrian state of Tyrol . It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district , which covers all of East Tyrol....
    )


History

Ac
Historically, Tyrol was a County
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
, later the Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire was a periodization successor state empire founded on a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire centered on what is today's Austria that officially lasted from 1804 to 1867....
 and finally a Kronland of Austria-Hungary, which extended beyond the boundaries of today's state. Historical references to Tyrol (before World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
) include today's Tyrol (North Tyrol
North Tyrol

North Tyrol, or North Tirol is the main part of the Austrian States of Austria of Tyrol , located in the western part of the country. The other part of the state is East Tyrol, which also belongs to Austria, but does not share a border with North Tyrol....
 and East Tyrol
East Tyrol

East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian States of Austria of Tyrol , sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state....
), but also the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 provinces of Bolzano-Bozen (Alto Adige or South Tyrol) and Trento
Province of Trento

The Province of Trento , often referred simply as Trentino, is an Autonomous area Provinces of Italy of Italy. In the local languages, typically the word Trentin is used....
 (Trentino).

Nazi Germany did make plans in late 1944 to make a last ditch stand in Tyrol, but it was too late and nothing actually took place at the envisaged National Redoubt
National Redoubt

A national redoubt is a general term for an area to which the forces of a nation can be withdrawn if the main battle has been lost?or even beforehand if defeat is considered inevitable....
.

After World War I, Alto Adige/South Tyrol and Trentino became part of Italy, according to the provisions of the Treaty of Saint Germain. Some tension still pervades the region due to the large number of German speakers in the former that consider themselves more Austrian than Italian.

See also

  • Euroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino
    Euroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino

    [Image:Tirol-Suedtirol-Trentino.png|thumb|Detailed map of the Euroregion, formed by the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Italian autonomous provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino....


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