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21-614: The district has a geographical area of 969.81 km, and a population of 101,321 (2012) giving a population density of 104 people per km. The administrative center is Kufstein . The district comprises the lower part of the Tyrolean Inn valley as far as the Bavarian border, the Alpbach valley, the Brandenberg valley, Wildschönau , and Thiersee . Mountain ranges within the district include

42-774: A continuation of the German Bundesautobahn 93 on the German-Austrian border near Kiefersfelden / Kufstein and runs via Innsbruck (intersection with the Brenner Autobahn A13) to Zams , where it transitions to the S16 Arlberg expressway ( Arlberg Schnellstraße ). It runs parallel to the River Inn and runs through the Inn Valley fresh air region ( Luftsanierungsgebiet ). The Kufstein–Innsbruck section, together with

63-687: Is Kufstein Fortress , first mentioned in the 13th century. The town was the place of origin of the Austrian noble family Kuefstein . 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

84-553: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kufstein Kufstein ( German pronunciation: [ˈkʊfˌʃtaɪ̯n] ; Central Bavarian : Kufstoa ) is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol , the administrative seat of Kufstein District . With a population of about 20,000 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck . The greatest landmark

105-566: Is a center for international exchange. Kufstein has two exits along 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

126-400: Is to protect the local population suffering from the consequences of the denser traffic on rural roads leading parallel to the motorway. This kind of traffic leads to additional congestion, noise and pollution. On the other hand, local hotel and restaurant owners were worried about loss of business. Furthermore, whoever wants to avoid the traffic jam will find a pretext for his intention to leave

147-518: The Brandenberg Alps , Kitzbühel Alps , and the Kaisergebirge . The largest lakes are the Reintal lakes , Thiersee , Hechtsee , Hintersteiner See and Walchsee . The district is divided into 30 municipalities , three of them are towns , and two of them are market towns . 47°30′N 12°06′E  /  47.5°N 12.1°E  / 47.5; 12.1 This Tyrol location article

168-569: The County of Tyrol in 1342, when it was a wedding gift to Countess Margaret from her husband, Emperor Louis's son Louis 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

189-485: 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 . Inntal Autobahn The Inn Valley Motorway or Inntal Autobahn A12 is an autobahn in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol and part of Euroroutes E45 and E60 . It begins as

210-775: The Tischofer Cave in Kaisertal denote a settlement of the area more than 30,000 years ago, 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

231-777: 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 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

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252-536: The cadastral communities of Kufstein, Morsbach and Thierberg; 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

273-733: The Brenner Autobahn and the German A93 and A8 , form the main transport axis from Munich over the Alps to Verona and Modena . In addition the A12 links Tyrol via the so-called German Corner ( Deutsches Eck ) to Salzburg and the West Autobahn (A1) to Vienna . The A12 was the first autobahn in Austria that was equipped with an intelligent transportation system . These overhead signs provide information to

294-683: The Fortress largely rebuilt and expanded. The possession of the strategically important Kufstein border fortress remained disputed. In 1504, 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

315-574: The cession of the Kufstein territories to the Habsburg lands of Tyrol. Maximilian had the prominent Kaiserturm tower of the fortress erected, which 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

336-674: The city of Kufstein has various sights to offer: Kufstein 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

357-447: The fundamental principles of EU law. This was despite the fact that the Austrian legislation was a response to EU directives on air quality . During the summer vacation period in 2019, every weekend from mid-June to mid-September, on the section around Innsbruck as well as on A13 (Austria) Brenner Autobahn it was not allowed to leave the motorway to avoid a traffic jam. This measure was a controversial issue. The most important reason

378-528: The motorist on every type of situation (road conditions, traffic, weather, etc.) as well as speed limits. In 2005, and again in 2011 after Austrian legislation was changed, the European Court of Justice declared that rules prohibiting use of part of the A12 by lorries of over 7.5 tonnes carrying certain goods were an unjustified restriction of the free movement of goods within the European Union, one of

399-750: 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 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

420-519: Was finally pardoned in 1868. The town's economic development was decisively promoted by the opening of 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,

441-671: Was part of the Bavarian realm under the Agilolfing duke Tassilo III , who 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

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