More than 7.5 million guests and some 40 million overnight stops were registered in 1999, total number of beds 350,000. With an average of 60 overnight stops by guests per inhabitant, the Tirol is touristically the most intensive federal province in Austria (in fact, it is one of the most intensive tourist regions in the world), covering approx. 34% of tourist demands. The majority of guests come from Germany (60.7%), Holland (10.2%), Austria (7.6%), Great Britain (3.7%), Switzerland (3.6%) and Belgium (3.4%).
Biggest Skiresorts:
The largest skiresorts are Kitzbühel, Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, Skiwelt Wilder Kaiser/Brixental, St. Anton / Arlberg an Ischgl.
Basic Information
Location: longitude between 10°6' and 12°58' East
latitude between 47°44' and 46°21' North
Area: 12,648 km2, Austria's third largest federal province,
39% agriculturally utilizable land, 35% forest, 26% unproductive or other areas; only one eighth
(=1,564 km2) of the total area is available as permanent settlement area; nature conservation areas 510,8 km2; national park - 610 km2
Population: 668.000
Population density: 52.6 inhabitants per km2 in terms of the entire area (pop. density); 425 inhabitants per km2 in terms of the permanently settled area (settlement density)
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