Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of in western .
Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrolin western Austria. It is located in theInnvalley, at its junction with theWipp valley, which provides access to theBrenner Passsome 30km (18.6mi) to the south.The city lies about half way betweenMunich(Germany) andVerona(Italy).Innsbruck is an internationally renownedwinter sportscentre, and hosted the1964and1976 Winter Olympicsas well as the1984and1988 Winter Paralympics. Italso hosted thefirst Winter Youth Olympicsin 2012. The wordbruckcomes from the same root as the modern German word "Brücke" meaning "bridge" which leads to "the bridge over the Inn".
