Innsbruck is the provincial capital of Tyrol. Its 110,000 residents make it the fifth largest city in Austria. It will be one of the eight host cities in the 2008 European Football Championships.
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Innsbrück railwaystation (Hauptbahnhof) is a great place to check out when you need to get to surrounding villages. Both local and Intercity trains stop here frequently and you can save a lots of euros if you travel to your desired destination by train and bus instead of expensive taxis.
Remember to enjoy the scenery while traveling through Austrias countryside!
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wikipedia.org:
The university is therefore named after both of its founding fathers with the official title of: "Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck" ( Universitas Leopoldino-Franciscea ).
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Innsbruck became the capital of Tyrol in 1429 and in the 15th century the city became a centre of European politics and culture as emperor Maximilian I moved the imperial court to Innsbruck in the 1490s.
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frommers.com:
The city was celebrated throughout Europe under the Hapsburg Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Under Maximilian, whose reign (1490-1519) signaled the end of the Middle Ages, Innsbruck reached the height of its cultural and political importance (it's still the cultural center of Tyrol).
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wikipedia.org:
Innsbruck became the capital of all Tyrol in 1429 and in the fifteenth century the city became a centre of European politics and culture as emperor Maximilian I moved the imperial court to Innsbruck in the 1490s.
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world66.com:
The Habsburg kings held court in Innsbruck and you will find many historic sights, the most important one being the Ambras castle with its good art collection.
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