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The province is almost completely mountainous, and is extended on the Adige valley north of the town of Salorno; other important rivers are Eisack-Isarco, forming Eisacktal-Val d'Isarco , and Rienz-Rienza , that flows in Pustertal-Val Pusteria . The easternmost part of the province belongs to the Drava basin, tributary of the Danube.
Other important cities are Brixen-Bressanone, Bruneck-Brunico and Meran-Merano.
Bozen is internationally famous for the ice-mummy " Ötzi".
Highway A22-E45 to Trento and Verona and to InnsbruckInnsbruck (population 120,000) is a city in southwest 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 1 and MunichMunich ( German: Munchen ) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. Behind Berlin and Hamburg, Munich is Germany's third largest city with a population of about 1. 261 million ( as of 2003). It is located on the river Isar. History The se. Railway (main connection between Italy and Germany).
For more (historical & geographical) information see South Tyrol