View on Bergisel from the Brenner Road

View on Bergisel from the North

The Bergisel is a hill (746 m) that lies to the south of Innsbruck, Austria, in the area of Wilten, where the Sill river (Wipptal) meets the Inn Valley. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 50 KB) View of Bergisel ski jumping hill in Innsbruck (Austria) from the South photographed on 17 August 2004 by Veit Mueller Source: de:Bild:Bergisel-sued. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 50 KB) View of Bergisel ski jumping hill in Innsbruck (Austria) from the South photographed on 17 August 2004 by Veit Mueller Source: de:Bild:Bergisel-sued. ... Brenner might refer to the Brenner Pass, one of the major passes through the Alps Sydney Brenner, a biologist This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 117 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bergisel ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 117 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bergisel ... For the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain. ... Innsbruck City Center Innsbruck and Nordkette from south // Geography Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. ... In geology, a sill is a tabular mass of igneous rock that has been intruded laterally between layers of older rock. ... The Wipptal is a valley extending along the Sill river southward from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, where the Sill meets the larger Inn river, up to the Brenner pass (1,374 m) at the Austro-Italian border, one of the lowest passes across the central Alps. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ...

The name is derived from the Latin name burgusinus (mountain), which then became Bergisel in German. Among its earlier uses were as a cremation site and as a habitation area during the Ice Age. Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...

In 1809, Bergisel was the site of the four Battles of Bergisel under the command of the freedom fighter Andreas Hofer. In 1892, the Andreas Hofer monument was erected in order to commemorate the battles. 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established government that is held to be oppressive and illegitimate. ... Andreas Hofer in an Austrian stamp Andreas Hofer (November 22, 1767 - February 20, 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and patriot. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A monument is a structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons rather than for any overtly functional use. ...

Since 1952, Innsbruck has hosted one leg of the Four Hills Tournament. The Bergisel Ramp was built of concrete for the 1964 Winter Olympics to replace an older, smaller ramp. It was also used for the 1976 Winter Olympics. A new ramp was opened in 2003, designed by the architect Zaha Hadid, as the old one now longer conformed to contemporary requirements of ski jumping. 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Four Hills Tournament (Vierschanzentournee) is composed of four Ski Jumping World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each year since 1952. ... This article is about the construction material. ... The IX Olympic Winter Games were held in 1964 Innsbruck, Austria. ... The XII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zaha Hadid (Arabic: زها حديد) (born October 31, 1950) is a notable British deconstructivist architect. ... Ski jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down a hill with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. ...

Until an accident following a mass panic, which resulted in several deaths, the Bergisel stadium was also the site of the "Air & Style" snowboard festival. In Western culture, skeletons are often the symbol of death. ... A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is the main piece of equipment used in snowboarding. ...

Both the Brenner Railway and the Brenner Autobahn have tunnels below the Bergisel. The Sill Gorge, a recreational site, is located at its base.

The Bergisel can be reached by the Stubaital Railway from Innsbruck, exiting at Station Sonnenburgerhof, or by the Tram 1, at Station Bergisel. Innsbruck City Center Innsbruck and Nordkette from south // Geography Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. ...