District of Innsbruck-Land

The district of Innsbruck Land is a territorial subdivision of the State of the the Tyrol in Austria. It comprises a common border with three other districts of the Tyrol: the District of Imst in the West, the District of Schwaz in the East and encircle the District of Innsbruck. It is frontier with the Italy (common border with the autonomous Province of Bolzano) in the South and the Germany in North.

Geography

Relief

The district is located in the Vallée of Inn, (Oberinntal und Unterinntal), in the Wipptal (the Tyrol of North) and its close valleys: (the Stubaital, the Sellraintal, the Gschnitztal and the Wattental). The plate of the Seefeld also belongs to the district.

The Col of Brenner constitutes, with the principal chain of the the Alps, the border of the South of the district. The district includes in particular in addition to these valleys, the the Alps de Stubai in south-west, the the Alps de Tux in south-east, and north the solid mass of the Wetterstein and the Karwendel.

Close administrative places

Relative geographical positions of the Austrian districts, the Italian Area and the German Land close: The district of Innsbruck-Land completely encircles the District of Innsbruck, not represented on this diagram.

Economy and infrastructures

The district of Innsbruck-Land is a tourist area , known for its winter sports resorts.

Moreover, the secondary industry of the area is dominated by the company Swarovski. The artisanal and industrial marketing activities are installed in particular on the communes of Wattens, Völs, Absam, Hall in the Tirol, Kematen in the Tirol and Telfs.

The principal branches of industry are the manufacture and the work of the crystal, the food industry, the Optique and the building.

Communes

The district of Innsbruck Land is subdivided in 65 common:

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