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Tirol has a land area of 12,648 square
kilometers and a population of 630,000, making it the third largest of
Austria's provinces. A typical Alpine region, only
Tirol shares borders with Germany, Italy and
Switzerland, as well as with the other Austrian provinces of Vorarlberg,
Salzburg and Carinthia. The region called East Tirol is geographically
separated from the rest of the province. It is accessible only by routes
through Salzburg (the Felbertauern highway and tunnel) or through the
Puster Valley, which lies in the Italian province of South Tirol. Tirol is a paradise for hikers, mountain
climbers and skiers: 710 of its innumerable mountain peaks are over 3000
meters high. The highest peak in Tirol is the Wildspitze (3774 meters) in
the Oetz Valley Alps. Tirol also shares the Grossglockner (at 3797 meters,
the highest mountain in Austria) with another province: the peak of the
Grossglockner is located in Carinthia, but the mountain is also accessible
from East Tirol.
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