!!!Nordtirol

North Tyrol, part of the province of  Tyrol. Tyrol was divided when  
South Tyrol had to be ceded to Italy in 1919; North and ( East Tyrol) 
(separated from North Tyrol by Italian territory) remained Austrian 
territory. North Tyrol, which is therefore neither a historically 
grown nor geographically determined area, is only a small strip 
extending from west to east (smallest width: 32 km) with an area of 
10,628 km%%sup 2/% and a population of 583,072 (1991) situated 
between Germany and Italy. For this reason North Tyrol borders with 
other countries (Germany, Italy, Switzerland) are longer than with 
Austrian provinces (Salzburg in the east, Vorarlberg in the west) 
North Tyrol, together with South Tyrol, which is famous for its high 
mountain passes, is situated entirely within a region of high 
mountains. Main areas: Inntal valley with lateral valleys and 
surrounding mountain ranges, Ausserfern area in the northwest and the 
Kitzbueheler Ache river region in the northeast. 8 out of 9 
administrative districts and 10 of 11 towns of the province (including 
the provincial capital Innsbruck) are in North Tyrol.


%%language
[Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Nordtirol|class='wikipage austrian']
%%

[{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}]
[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]