Innsbruck
Austria's alpine capital
Innsbruck is the capital city of Tyrol in western Austria, situated in the Alps along the Inn River.
The city has hosted the Winter Olympics twice and is known for winter sports and alpine tourism.
Its name means "bridge over the Inn." We stopped in Innsbruck on our way to Italy.
Austrian-Italian alpine region
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- folk costumeRegional ceremonial dress
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
dialect · traditions · yodeling · brass bands · Gasthaus · speck · dumplings · strudel
European imperial dynasty
- Imperial PalaceSovereign's official residence
- Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- archdukeDuke's superior rank
emperor · Renaissance · Baroque · frescoes · cobblestone
Highest points attained
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- terrainLand's physical features
climbing · trekking · hiking · cable car · panorama · alpine meadows · valleys · elevation
Ski race through gates
- downhillToward the bottom
- snowboardSlope-riding platform
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- ski jumpingAirborne distance contest on snow
piste · chairlift · gondola · après-ski · powder · ski school · winter sports · snow
Wealth used for investment
- universityHigher education institution
- medical universityInstitution training physicians
- SwarovskiPremium crystal manufacturer
- tramUrban rail vehicle
airport · cafes · pedestrian zone · students · urban · architecture
Cold-season international athletic gathering
- 1964Mid-sixties year
- 1976Year after '75
- ski jumpingAirborne distance contest on snow
- medalsAwards for achievement
torch · athletes · ceremony · bobsled · luge · figure skating · ice hockey · Olympic flame
Tyrol
Austrian-Italian alpine region
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- folk costumeRegional ceremonial dress
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
lederhosen · dialect · traditions · yodeling · brass bands · Gasthaus · speck · dumplings · strudel · schnapps
Habsburg
European imperial dynasty
- Imperial PalaceSovereign's official residence
- Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
archduke · emperor · Renaissance · Baroque · frescoes · cobblestone
peaks
Highest points attained
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
terrain · climbing · trekking · hiking · cable car · panorama · alpine meadows · valleys · elevation · snowcapped
slalom
Ski race through gates
- downhillToward the bottom
- snowboardSlope-riding platform
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
ski jumping · piste · chairlift · gondola · après-ski · powder · ski school · winter sports · snow · slopes
capital
Wealth used for investment
- universityHigher education institution
- medical universityInstitution training physicians
- SwarovskiPremium crystal manufacturer
tram · airport · cafes · pedestrian zone · students · urban · architecture
Winter Olympics
Cold-season international athletic gathering
- 1964Mid-sixties year
- 1976Year after '75
- ski jumpingAirborne distance contest on snow
medals · torch · athletes · ceremony · bobsled · luge · figure skating · ice hockey · Olympic flame · host city
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