In the 4th century the Romans established the army station Veldidena (the name survives in today's urban district Wilten) at Oenipons (Innsbruck), to protect the economically important commercial road from Verona- Brenner- Augsburg in their province of Raetia. Surviving pre-Roman place names show that the area has been populated continuously.

The earliest traces suggest initial inhabitation in the early Stone Age. It also hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps ( Hafelekarspitze, 2,334 metres or 7,657 feet) to the north and Patscherkofel (2,246 m or 7,369 ft) and Serles (2,718 m or 8,917 ft) to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre it hosted the 19 Winter Olympics as well as the 19 Winter Paralympics. On the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass 30 km (19 mi) to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018. Innsbruck ( German: ⓘ Austro-Bavarian: Innschbruck ) is the capital of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria.

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