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DESTINATION TYROL
Historically, Tyrol was a County of the Holy Roman Empire, later the Austrian Empire and finally a Kronland of Austria-Hungary, which extended beyond the boundaries of today's state. Historical references to Tyrol (before World War I) include today's Tyrol, but also the Italian provinces of Bolzano-Bozen and Trentino.
TYROL BUNDESLAND:
Arlberg,
Innsbruck,
Itter Castle,
Kitzbuhel,
Lech am Arlberg,
St. Anton am Arlberg,
Seefeld,
Tyrolean Zugspitze,
Zurs Ski Resort,
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DISCOVER ARLBERG
Arlberg is a mountain range or massif between Vorarlberg and Tyrol in Austria. The highest peak is the Valluga at 2,811 metres. The name Arlberg derives from the tradition of the Arlenburg, who are said to have once established themselves on the Tyrolean side of the Arlberg passes. Popular places and famous ski resorts at the Arlberg are Lech, Zürs, Stuben, St. Christoph and St. Anton ...
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DISCOVER INNSBRUCK
Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 kilometers south of Innsbruck. Located in the broad valley between high mountains, it is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics ...
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ITTER CASTLE
Itter Castle is a small castle standing on a high knoll in Itter, a village in North Tyrol, 20 km west of Kitzbühel. The castle was used from 1943-45, during the Nazi occupation of France, to incarcerate prominent French prisoners. Inmates included the former Prime Ministers Édouard Daladier and Paul Reynaud; Generals Maurice Gamelin and Maxime Weygand ...
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DISCOVER KITZBUHEL
Kitzbühel is a medieval city in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzbühler Ache, now best known as a ski resort. It is the administrative centre of the district Kitzbühel. The first known settlers, who surfaced between 1100 BC and 800 BC were Illyrians mining copper in the hills near Kitzbühel. Around 15 BC the Roman Emperor Augustus occupied the Alps ...
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LECH AM ARLBERG
Lech am Arlberg is a mountain village and an exclusive ski resort in the Bludenz district of Vorarlberg, in western Austria, on the banks of the river Lech. In terms of both geography and history, Lech belongs to the Tannberg district. In tourist terms, however, it is part of the Arlberg region. Lech was founded in the fourteenth century by Walser migrants from Switzerland ...
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ST. ANTON AM ARLBERG
Sankt Anton am Arlberg is a village in Tyrol, western Austria. It is a prominent ski resort situated at 1,304 m above sea level in the Tyrolean Alps with dozens of Aerial tramways, chairlifts up to 2,811 m. It is well known around the world as the host of the Alpine World Ski Championships in 2001, and as one of the world's most famous international winter sports and a summer resort ...
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DISCOVER SEEFELD
Seefeld in Tirol is a municipality of the Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol, located about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Innsbruck. With more than one million overnight stays each year, it is one of the most popular Tyrolean tourist destinations especially for skiing in winter, but also for walking holidays in the summer ...
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TYROLEAN ZUGSPITZE
The Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car which opened in 1926, connects the Austrian town of Ehrwald with the top station at 2950 metres above sea level next to the summit of Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain on the border of Austria. The top station is opposite to the top station of the German Eibsee Cable Car. The Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car runs over three aerial lift pylons ...
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ZURS SKI RESORT
Zürs at the Flexenpass is a ski resort consisting of only a couple of (mostly luxurious) hotels in Vorarlberg, Austria. Zürs is part of the Arlberg ski region and famous for its skiing, especially its backcountry skiing. Zürs can be reached only by car or bus over a road which is sometimes closed in winter after a big dump of fresh snow due to avalanche risk ...
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