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21-731: It is located in the Tyrolean Unterland region on the river Inn , at the confluence with its Weißache and Kaiserbach tributaries, near the border with Bavaria , Germany . The municipal area stretches along the Lower Inn Valley between the Brandenberg Alps in the northwest and the Kaiser Mountains in the southeast. The remote Kaisertal until recently was the last settled valley in Austria without transport connections, prior to

42-710: A native from Schwaz drives to Kufstein, he is from his point of view "in the Unterland", whilst he himself lives between Innsbruck and the Unterland, but not actually in the Unterland, although according to the geographical definition that is self-evidently the case. In the NUTS classification by the European Union for official statistics the Tirolean Oberland is one of the five groups of districts (level NUTS:AT 2) in Tyrol; it has

63-484: A new conflict between Louis and his cousins Henry, Ernest and William III, Duke of Bavaria -Munich. As a result, John's duchy Bavaria-Straubing then was partitioned between the four dukes in 1429. Finally, Louis was imprisoned in 1443 by his own son, Louis VIII , who had allied with Henry XVI. Louis died in 1447 as Henry's prisoner. Since Louis VIII had died already two years before, the duchy of Bavaria-Ingolstadt passed to Henry. Louis married twice. His first wife

84-613: Is twinned with Locations in and around Kufstein have been used for a number of films and television programmes: Destiny (1942), Mountain Crystal (1949), Bluebeard (1951), White Shadows (1951), Das letzte Aufgebot (1953), The Flying Classroom (1954), Graf Porno und die liebesdurstigen Töchter (1969), Vanessa (1977), Sachrang (1978), TV documentary series Bilderbuch Deutschland (1996), Da wo das Glück beginnt (2006), Da wo es noch Treue gibt (2006), and Da wo die Freundschaft zahlt (2007). For further information see

105-679: Is therefore often referred to as the Tyrolean Mittelland ( Tiroler Mittelland ). A further distinction can be made based on linguistic criteria. The linguistic shade using the "sch" sound - e.g. Tirol isch lei oans - is exhibited especially in dialects west of the Zillertal . On that basis, the Tyrolese living actually in the Lower Inn valley are not strictly in the Tyrolean Unterland, because

126-697: The A12 motorway ( autobahn ) from Innsbruck to Rosenheim . Kufstein railway station , opened in 1876, forms part of the Lower Inn Valley railway section of the Brenner-axis from Munich to Verona . The Festungsbahn is a funicular that links the city centre with the Kufstein Fortress . Archaeological findings in the Tischofer Cave in Kaisertal denote a settlement of the area more than 30,000 years ago,

147-837: The Habsburg emperor Maximilian I took the opportunity of the War of the Succession of Landshut within the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty: his Austrian forces laid siege to the town, and at the Imperial Diet in Cologne the next year, the emperor resolved upon the cession of the Kufstein territories to the Habsburg lands of Tyrol. Maximilian had the prominent Kaiserturm tower of the fortress erected, which

168-593: The Internet Movie Database . The song Kufsteinlied  [ de ] (also called Das Kufsteiner Lied ), originally composed by Karl Ganzer, has been covered by many musicians including Heino and Franzl Lang . Tyrolean Unterland The Tyrolean Unterland ( German : Tiroler Unterland ) is that part of the Austrian state of Tyrol east of its capital city, Innsbruck , excluding East Tyrol . The Tyrolean Unterland should not be confused with

189-475: The Lower Inn Valley Railway line in 1858. In the late days of World War II the historic town centre suffered from Allied bombing . After the war, Kufstein was occupied by French and US forces; it was the site of a French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp . Due to its long history, the city of Kufstein has various sights to offer: Kufstein

210-680: The Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809 was crushed by the Bavarian Army . Finally in 1813/14 it passed to the Austrian Empire . In the 19th century, Kufstein Fortress was turned into a bastille for political prisoners, such as the Hungarian outlaw Sándor Rózsa , who spent several years here before he was finally pardoned in 1868. The town's economic development was decisively promoted by the opening of

231-685: The Bearded (German: Ludwig der Bärtige ) was the Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443. He was a son of Duke Stephen III and Taddea Visconti . As brother of Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt , wife of Charles VI of France , he spent several years in France. When he succeeded his father in 1413 he ordered to build the New Castle of Ingolstadt , which was strongly influenced by French Gothic. In 1408 Louis, Duke William II of Bavaria-Straubing and Duke John

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252-538: The Brandenburger . However, it fell back to Bavaria upon Margaret's death in 1369. Duke Stephen III of Bavaria granted Kufstein city status in 1393, due to its prominence as a trading and docking point on the Inn River. From 1415 onwards, his son and successor Duke Louis VII had the Fortress largely rebuilt and expanded. The possession of the strategically important Kufstein border fortress remained disputed. In 1504,

273-686: The Fearless of Burgundy, defeated the citizens of Liège who revolted against William's brother John , the prince-bishop of Liège , on the field of Othée . The hot-tempered Louis was not only in conflict with his former ally John the Fearless but fought also several times against his cousin Henry XVI of Bavaria-Landshut , who had united his enemies in the Parakeet Society of 1414 and the League of Constance of 1415. The death of John of Bavaria in 1425 caused

294-668: The Tyrolean Lower Inn Valley ( Tiroler Unterinntal ) which is in the same region but only describes the Inn valley, nor with the South Tyrolean Unterland ( Südtiroler Unterland ). Besides the Unterland there is also the Tyrolean Oberland , which lies west of Innsbruck. Innsbruck itself is usually considered to be part of the Lower Inn valley, but is usually mentioned separately. The middle Inn valley around Innsbruck

315-538: The code AT335 and covers the three political districts of: The district of Innsbruck Land , which traditionally counts as part of Oberland and Unterland, falls within AT332 Innsbruck group of districts. 47°20′N 12°00′E  /  47.333°N 12.000°E  / 47.333; 12.000 This Tyrol location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VII (c. 1368 – 1 May 1447), called

336-581: The completion of a tunnel road from Kufstein to neighbouring Ebbs in 2008. North of the town, the Inn river leaves the Northern Limestone Alps and enters the Bavarian Alpine Foreland . The town area comprises several small lakes, such as Pfrillsee , Längsee , and Hechtsee ; Egelsee and Maistaller Lacke are protected nature reserves. The municipal arrangement comprises the cadastral communities of Kufstein, Morsbach and Thierberg;

357-640: The differ from them through this South Austro-Bavarian "sch" from the Bavarian dialects that are found east of the Zillertal. In the districts of Kufstein and Kitzbühel a Central Austro-Bavarian dialect tends to prevail over the South Austro-Bavarian version. For example a person from Schwaz naturally feels himself to be a Tyrolese, more precisely an Unterinntaler from the Lower Inn valley – but in no circumstances considers himself to be an Unterlandler . If

378-661: The oldest traces of human habitation in Tyrol. Incorporated into the Roman Empire in 15 BC, the Inn river formed the border between the Roman provinces of Raetia and Noricum . A church at Caofstein was first mentioned in a 788 deed issued by Bishop Arno of Salzburg . At that time, the Lower Inn Valley was part of the Bavarian realm under the Agilolfing duke Tassilo III , who

399-491: The town itself is divided into five quarters (Zentrum, Sparchen, Weissach, Endach, and Zell). Glass manufacturer Riedel , haulage contractor LKW Walter , gunmaker Voere , and textile mat manufacturer Kleen-Tex are based in Kufstein. Kufstein is also home to the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein which specializes in providing business education and is a center for international exchange. Kufstein has two exits along

420-663: Was deposed by Charlemagne and replaced by Prefect Gerold . The Fortress is first documented in 1205 as a possession of the Bishop of Regensburg and the Duke of Bavaria . In the early 14th century, the Wittelsbach emperor Louis IV , also Bavarian duke, vested the Kufstein citizens with rights of jurisdiction. Kufstein passed to the County of Tyrol in 1342, when it was a wedding gift to Countess Margaret from her husband, Emperor Louis's son Louis

441-579: Was finished in 1522. During the War of the Spanish Succession , the castle was again besieged by Bavarian troops under Elector Maximilian II Emanuel in 1703, nevertheless the Austrian domains were confirmed by the Treaty of Ilbersheim the next year. After the War of the Third Coalition , Kufstein once again was awarded to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria in the 1805 Peace of Pressburg and

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