Klagenfurt is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. With a population of 101.403, it is the sixth largest city in the country. The city is the bishop's seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt and home to the University of Klagenfurt, the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences and the Gustav Mahler University of Music .
First of all, I'd like to introduce you some main informations about Austria. It is a beautiful European country full of fascinating views, good food and nice people! It is approximately 580 km large from west to east and 300 km from north to south, made up of 9 federal provinces. Its neighboring countries are: Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. Austrian population is 8.8 million inhabitants and their official language is German.
Innsbruck, that means "Bridge over the River Inn" is the capital city of Tyrol and the fifth largest city in Austria. Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps to the north, and the Patscherkofel and Serles to the south. Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics, the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics, and the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.
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