Tyrol

Tirol is a federation state (Bundesland) in western Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historic Princely County of Tyrol, as well as the present-day Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino. The capital of Tirol is Innsbruck.GeographyThe state of Tirol is separated into two parts, divided by a 20km strip, that is known as the Alpine divide. The larger area of the state is called North Tyrol (Nordtirol) and the smaller area South-East Tyrol (Osttirol). The neighboring Austrian state of Salzburg borders the Italian province of South Tyrol. With a land area of 12683.85km2, it is the third largest state in Austria.North Tyrol shares its borders with the federal state of Salzburg in the east and Vorarlberg in the west. In the north, it adjoins to the German state of Bavaria; in the south, Italian South Tyrol (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region) as well as the Swiss canton of Graubünden. East Tyrol also shares its borders with the federal state of Carinthia in the east and the Italian Province of Belluno (Veneto) in the south.