Center of Tyrol
State of Tyrol |
Trentino-South Tyrol region |
Since different methods exist for calculating the geographical center of a region and there are inconsistent definitions of Tyrol , the country has several central points. Below is a summary of these:
- Within Austria :
- State of Tyrol: southeast of Innsbruck
- North Tyrol: State capital Innsbruck
- East Tyrol: Hopfgarten in Defereggen
- Within Italy :
- South Tyrol: Villanderer Berg
- Trentino-South Tyrol : South of Bolzano
- Cross-country:
- European region Tyrol: West of Brixen
The current center of the Austrian state of Tyrol is located southeast of Innsbruck, near the Blue Lake in the North Tyrolean district of Innsbruck-Land . The coordinates given are 47 ° 11 '50 "N, 11 ° 31' 56" O.
If one only means North Tyrol by the term Tyrol , the regional capital Innsbruck is the geographical center.
The geographical center of East Tyrol is on the back of the Firstkogel in Hopfgarten in Defereggen . From there, the average distance to the border of East Tyrol is around 27 kilometers. The boundaries of the district were handcrafted in small format (scale: ≈ 1: 5000) with the help of fences and provided with five entrances. These gates are supposed to symbolize the five traffic connections to the outside. Due to its location in the mountains, the center of East Tyrol is a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers. An information board was attached directly to the center, providing information about East Tyrol and its center and also showing a topographical map of East Tyrol.
The center of the autonomous region Trentino-South Tyrol , which is made up of South Tyrol and Trentino, is located south of Bolzano near Nova Ponente .
The center of the European region of Tyrol is further to the north, it is located west of Brixen and north of the Klausen fraction Latzfons .
See also
- Center of Austria
- Center of Switzerland
- Center of Germany
- Center of Europe
- List of geographical centers
- Center of population
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hiking vacation in Hopfgarten in East Tyrol - Hotel Zedern Klang - zedern-klang.com ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Central point of East Tyrol | Berggasthaus Maschlerhof - vacation / rooms / kitchen / delicacies in Hopfgarten in Defereggental - maschlerhof.com