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About Tyrol & Vorarlberg
Tyrol (in German: Tirol) is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol. The name of Tyrol came from the Castle Tyrol or Tirol castle (German: Schloss Tirol, Italian: Castel Tirolo) which is a castle near Meran, Italy. It was the ancestral seat of the counts of Tyrol.
The castle hill has been inhabited since ancient times. The first castle was built before 1100. The second construction phase including the strong central tower dates to 1139/40. A third phase of construction took place in the second half of the 13th century under Count Meinhard II. The castle was the seat of Tyrol's sovereigns until 1420, when Duke Frederick IV moved the seat to Innsbruck.  ... more

Tourist attractions
The Tyrolean Zillertal - Hiking, Skiing & Sightseeing
The Zillertal Valley is the widest of the side-valleys branching off from the main one, through which the Inn River runs (the "Inntal"). The entire valley is part of the district of Schwaz and divides the Kitzbuheler Alpen (east) and the Tuxer Alpen (west). A narrow part of the valley divides it into two halves; one funny features of the Zillertal is that, despite of its approaching of the central Alps, the base of the valley does not change its altitude very much: the northern part is 520 metres above sea level, the southern part 620 metres. ... more