Innsbruck (population 120,000) is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. Located in the Inn valley, between tall mountains, it is a famous winter sports centre.
The Olympic Winter Games were held in Innsbruck twice, first in 1964, then in 1976 when the city replaced Denver, Colorado as the venue after Colorado voters rejected a bond to finance the games.
Innsbruck has two universities, the Leopold-Franzens-Universitt Innsbruck and the Innsbruck Medical University. The Innsbruck Medical University has one of Europe’s premier ski injury clinics.
Innsbruck and Nordkette from south
Together with the city of Seefeld, Innsbruck organized the Winter Universiade in 2005.
The international headquarters of SOS Children’s Villages, one of the world’s largest charities, is located in Innsbruck.
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Wels (population of 56,478 as of 2001) is the second largest city of the state of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, upon the Traun River near Linz. It is not part of any district, but a Statutarstadt. It is also the seat of the administration of the district of Wels-Land.
Geography
Wels is located in the Hausruckviertel at an elevation of 317 m. From north to south, it extends over 9.5 km, from west to east over 9.6 km. 3.4 % of the area are covered with forest, 23.5% are used for agriculture.
The neighborhoods and villages making up the
Bad Ischl is a town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of the state of Upper Austria, in the area known as the Salzkammergut. The town has a population of 14,133 (2001) and an area of 162.85 km².
During the Austro-Hungarian Empire the town was the summer residence of Emperor Franz Joseph.
Mürzzuschlag is a town in Styria, Austria, with a population of 9,569 (2001).
Krems an der Donau is a city of Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, at the end of Wachau valley.
See the German Wikipedia for more information.
Twin cities
Krems is twinned with the following cities:
with Ribe (Denmark). Since 1971
with Böblingen (Germany). Since 1971
with Beaune (France). Since 1973
with Passau (Germany). Since 1974
with Kremsier (Tschechien). Since 1994
with Grapevine (USA). Since 1999
Gmunden is a town in Upper Austria with 15,075 inhabitants. It lies on the lake Traunsee.
