Innsbruck

Innsbruck, the capital of Tyrol, lat. 47° 16' 18" N.; long. 11° 23' 53"E., stands 1,754 feet above the sea-level, on the River Inn. It contains fine churches, some of which are famous for works of art, the general school for all Tyrol, and the university, besides some remarkable bronze statues of the 16th century, and has extensive suburbs. The Hofkirche contains the tombs of Maximilian I. and Hofer. The Provincial Government or Diet for Tyrol has its seat here, as also the Assembly of Estates, established 1816.