# Bergisel

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{{Short description|Hill in Austria}}
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[[File:Bergisel-S.jpg|right|thumb|August 2004 view on Bergisel from the [Brenner Pass](/source/Brenner_Pass) Road]]
right|thumb|August 2004 view on Bergisel from the North
The '''Bergisel''' is a [hill](/source/hill) (746 m) that lies to the south of [Innsbruck](/source/Innsbruck), [Austria](/source/Austria), in the area of [Wilten](/source/Wilten), where the [Sill river](/source/Sill_River) meets the [Inn Valley](/source/Inn_River).

The word's first syllable ''Berg-'' doesn't correspond etymologically to the German word ''Berg'' with the meaning ''mountain''. The Bergisel's contemporary name is derived from the pre-Roman word ''burgusinus'' (elevated position), which then altered through [folk etymology](/source/folk_etymology), causing the occasional spelling ''Berg Isel'' or its English equivalent ''Mount Isel''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Anreiter |first1=Peter |year=1997 |title=Breonen, Genaunen und Fokunaten: Vorrömisches Namengut in den Tiroler Alpen | series=Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Kulturwissenschaft nr. 99 |publisher=Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck | publication-place=Innsbruck |page=16 | ISBN=963-8046-18-X }}</ref>

Among its earlier uses were as a cremation site and as a habitation area during the Iron Age.

In 1809, Bergisel was the site of the four [Battles of Bergisel](/source/Battles_of_Bergisel) under the command of the [freedom fighter](/source/freedom_fighter) [Andreas Hofer](/source/Andreas_Hofer). In 1892, the Andreas Hofer [monument](/source/monument) was erected in order to commemorate the battles.

Since 1952, Innsbruck has hosted one leg of the [Four Hills Tournament](/source/Four_Hills_Tournament). The [Bergiselschanze](/source/Bergiselschanze) was built of [concrete](/source/concrete) for the [1964 Winter Olympics](/source/1964_Winter_Olympics) to replace an older, smaller ramp. It was also used for the [1976 Winter Olympics](/source/1976_Winter_Olympics). A new ramp was opened in 2003, designed by the architect [Zaha Hadid](/source/Zaha_Hadid), as the old one no longer conformed to contemporary requirements of [ski jumping](/source/ski_jumping).

Until an accident following a mass panic, which resulted in several [death](/source/death)s, the Bergisel stadium was also the site of the [Air & Style](/source/Air_%26_Style) [snowboard](/source/snowboard) festival.

Both the [Brenner railway](/source/Brenner_railway) and the [Brennerautobahn](/source/Brennerautobahn) have tunnels below the Bergisel. The [Sill Gorge](/source/Sill_Gorge), a recreational site, is located at its base.

The Bergisel can be reached by the [Stubaitalbahn](/source/Stubaitalbahn) from [Innsbruck](/source/Innsbruck), exiting at Station Sonnenburgerhof, or by the Tram 1, at Station Bergisel.

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