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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Imst District, Innsbruck Land, Kitzbuhel District, Kufstein District, Landeck District, Reutte District, Schwaz District, Salzburg-Tyrol Railway, Arlberg railway, Kaisergebirge, Kitzbuhel Alps, Brixentaler Ache, Grossache, Inn Valley Autobahn, Galtur Avalanche, Arnspitze Group, Landeck-Zams railway station, Worgl, Krondlhorn, Karwendel, Lienz District, 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, Innsbruck-Land District, Hochwanner, Grosser Rettenstein, Pillerseetal, Steinbergstein, Geissstein, Hohe Salve, Windauer Ache, New Bamberg Hut, Leukental, Fern Pass, Bochumer Hut, Tyrolean Unterland, Ackerl Hut, Schmirn, Voere, Windautal, Schafsiedel, Samnaun Alps, Salzachgeier, Tannheim Mountains, Worgl Hauptbahnhof, Tyrolean Oberland, FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006, FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1978, Stubaital, Thiersee Lake, Wipptal, Lermoos, Lauchsee, Spertental, Biberwier, Kaiserbach valley, Kuhtai Saddle, Thurn Pass, Durchholzen, Reinkarsee, Vilsalpsee, Wiesensee, Traualpsee, Finstertalspeicher. Excerpt: 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 (18.64 mi) south of Innsbruck. Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the Nordkette (Hafelekar, 2,334 metres (7,657 ft) in the north, Patscherkofel (2,246 metres (7,369 ft)) and Serles (2,718 metres (8,917 ft)) in the south, it is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It is to host the 1st Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The word bruck comes from the German word Brucke meaning "bridge" which leads to "the bridge over the Inn." Midtown Innsbruck Winter view from Seegru