Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state
of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction
with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to the Brenner Pass,
some 30 km south of Innsbruck. Located in the broad valley between high
mountains, the Nordkette (Hafelekar, 2,334 m) in the north, Patscherkofel
(2,246 m) and Serles (2,718 m) in the south, it is an internationally
renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics.
The word bruck comes from the German word Brücke meaning "bridge"
which leads to "the bridge over the Inn".
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