Tyrol (state)

Tyrol

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State of Austria
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 47°16′6.92″N 11°23′35.72″E
Country	Austria
Capital	Innsbruck
Government
• Governor	Günther Platter (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	12,640.17 km2 (4,880.40 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)
• Total	746,153
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	AT-7
NUTS Region	AT3
Votes in Bundesrat	5 (of 61)
Website	www.tirol.gv.at

Tyrol (/tɪˈroʊl, taɪ-, ˈtaɪroʊl/;[1] German: Tirol [tiˈʁoːl] (listen); Central Austro-Bavarian: Tiroi, Diaroi) is a federal state in western Austria. It has the Austrian part of the historic Princely County of Tyrol. The capital of Tyrol is Innsbruck.

The state is split into two parts– North Tyrol and smaller East Tyrol.

The state's territory is entirely in the Eastern Alps at the important Brenner Pass. The highest mountain in the state is the Großglockner.

Districts

The nine districts in Tyrol

Golden Roof, Innsbruck

The state is divided into eight districts and the city of Innsbruck. The districts and their centres (capitals) are:

Statutory city

1 Innsbruck (city)

Districts in North Tyrol

District in East Tyrol

7 Lienz District, (Lienz)

References

"Tyrol". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

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[1] "Tyrol". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.