Innsbruck - city of bureaucrats and civil servants
On the underestimated role of bureaucracy and administration over the centuries.
University City of Innsbruck
Since 1669, the university has been more than just an educational institution. In many respects, Innsbruck would not be the same city without its students.
Colonial goods, coffee and enlightenment
From the beginnings of the enlightened, bourgeois age and coffee house culture in Innsbruck
1796 - 1866: From the Heart of Jesus to Königgrätz
The first half of the 19th century was characterised by many wars.
Andreas Hofer and the Tyrolean uprising of 1809
The Napoleonic Wars gave the province of Tyrol a national epic and a hero whose splendour still shines today.
Romance, sunless summers and apology cards
The time after the Napoleonic Wars was hard.
The year 1848 and its consequences
Tyrol was a long way from civil war and uprisings, but the March Revolutions nevertheless brought about many changes in the political and social structure.
Adolf Pichler: vom Vormärz zum Mainstream
Adolf Pichler legte in seinem langen Leben eine bemerkenswerte Karriere in vielerlei Hinsicht hin.
Innsbruck's industrial revolutions
The city of Innsbruck was significantly shaped by two industrial revolutions.
The success story of the Innsbruck glass painters
In the society of the Danube Monarchy, which was not yet regulated down to the last detail, hard-working and capable people from the peasantry, the working classes or craftsmen were able to make astonishing progress without formal training, qualifying examinations or state authorisation.
Die Eisenbahn als Entwicklungshelfer Innsbrucks
Kaum etwas hatte größeren Einfluss auf Innsbruck als die Anbindung Tirols an die Eisenbahn.
From alpine summer retreat to the Piefke Saga
Since the late 18th century, Tyrol has gradually developed from a transit country into a tourist destination.
Sporty Innsbruck
Innsbruck can look back on a long tradition as a city of sport.
Johann von Sieberer: Innsbruck's good spirit
The self-made millionaire was probably Innsbruck's biggest private patron.
Rudolf of Habsburg, symbol of an era
The intelligent, liberal-minded and sensitive Crown Prince Rudolf (1858 - 1889) was regarded as the favourite of the peoples of the Habsburg Empire.
Prachensky I.: Lebensreform und Sozialdemokratie
"Light, air and sun" was the motto of the Lebensreform, which began in the late 19th century in step with the development of social democracy and the rise of the bourgeoisie.
Innsbrucker Kulturkampf
Von Burschenschaften, Unruhen und der Affäre Wahrmund.
Wilhelm Greil: DER Bürgermeister Innsbrucks
One of the most important figures in the city's history was the mayor of Innsbruck, Wilhelm Greil
The Wallschen and the Fatti di Innsbruck
The old dispute between Italian and German-speaking Tyroleans escalated into bloody riots in November 1904.
Klingler, Huter, Retter & Co: master builders of expansion
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, entire neighbourhoods were created in the historic gold rush of expansion.
Theatres, country stages, cinemas & Kuno
About Innsbruck amusements in farmers' theatres and cinemas.