INNSBRUCK, capital of the Tyrol, is charmingly situated on the Inn, at its junction with the Sill, at the height of 1900 ft. above sea-level, in the midst of a valley, surrounded by mountains ranging from 6,000 to 9,200 ft. high. It lies on the right bank of the 11111, and is connected with the suburb of St Nicolaus, on the left bank, by a wooden bridge, from which the name of the town (Ian's Brucke, Ger. the Inn's Bridge) is derived. The Inn is also crossed by a chain bridge it little below the town. The Franciscan elmirth, or hofkirehe, architecturally uninteresting, is remarkable for its elaborate monument to the emperor Maximilian I., which, though constructed at the request of .Maximilian, and intended for his burial-place, does not contain- his remains. The monument consists of a marble sarcophagus supporting the emperor's effigy in bronze, in a kneeling posture; while on both sides of the aisle are rows of monumental bronze figures, 28 in number, representing a variety of distinguished personages, male and female. In this church, on Nov 3, 1651, Christina (q.v.) of
Sweden was solemnly received into the Roman Catholic church. The other chief buildings are the Ferdinandeum, a museum containing it collection of the prialnctions of the Tyrol in art, literature, and natural history; and the university (founded in 167.2,. and, after several vicissitudes, organized anew in 1825), With faculties. which has now upwards of 500 students and about 70 professors and lecturers. Innsbruck carries on important manufactures of woolen cloth, silk, gloves, ribbons, and carved work, as well as a flourishing transit trade. It is connected with Munich by railway, and a railroad across the Brenner pas, completed in 1867, unites Innsbruck with Botzen and Verona. Pop '69, 16,810.