Municipality · Tyrol
Birgitz: living near Innsbruck
Birgitz lies about 8 km west of central Innsbruck. By public transport you reach Maria-Theresien-Straße in about 27 minutes. Recent sales in the Innsbruck-Land district came to €4,345/m², over all building ages.
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History & character
From Rhaetian Settlement to Residential Community
Birgitz has a long history that dates back to the 1st century BC, when a Rhaetian settlement existed on the wooded hill 'Hohe Birga'. This settlement was destroyed by fire during the Roman conquest of Tyrol in the late 1st century AD. In the Middle Ages, the area was resettled, with Birgitz first documented as 'Purgitz' in 1286. The name derives from a pre-Roman term that describes a high-lying locality. Over the centuries, the village faced various challenges, such as the plague in the 17th century, which led to the construction of the first church. Birgitz gained political independence in 1811. Today, Birgitz is a small community with 1486 residents, located at the foot of the Kalkkögel. Its geographical position between Axams and Götzens, along with increasing development in the 1960s, has resulted in a merging with Götzens. Birgitz has established itself as a residential area for commuters in the Innsbruck catchment area, offering a quiet quality of life in nature.
Transit connections
Lines and modes from OpenStreetMap, frequency from the timetable (IVB and ÖBB): local stops within walking distance, stations counted a little wider. As of: October 2026.
Access · travel time
Where can you get from here, by which mode, to which destination? The map colours every location in the municipality by real travel time (dark = fast).
Real travel time per inhabited location (250 m grid, clipped to the real municipality boundary) to destinations in Innsbruck. Transit from the schedule router (Day = peak, Late = after 11pm), bike/walk/car over the street network (car computed without traffic, so rush hour takes correspondingly longer).
Leisure & culture
What makes the area lively: culture, green space, nightlife and sport.
- Museums & galleries
Raetermuseum Hohe Birga
- Libraries
Öffentliche Bücherei der Pfarre und Gemeinde Bir
- Parks & green
Schulgarten
Publicly accessible culture and leisure venues within the municipality boundary, better-known first.
Climate & environment
Where trees or woody vegetation grow, from satellite imagery (Copernicus, 5 m, 2021 data), including gardens and woods.
Light & shadow
Check the light anywhere. Type an address or click the map, pick a floor and drag through the day. The buildings cast their real shadows. Pan the map to explore.
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Real building heights (OpenStreetMap footprints with heights from the BEV laser scan), sun hours and shadows from sun position and geometry. How much of it reaches you also depends on orientation and windows. Terrain is included, from the official elevation model out to 12 km: a mountain to the south takes the winter sun just as the house opposite does. Where the sun only grazes a ridge, the figure remains an approximation. In the Inn valley the winter sun reaches only 19 degrees at midday, while the mountains and slopes to the south rise 10 to 23 degrees above the city. Measured for 21 December on a third floor, the terrain costs a good two hours in Hötting, almost three in the city centre, a little over three at Sieglanger and almost four in the middle of Amras. At the foot of the slope below Schloss Ambras it takes all of the direct sun: the slope stays above it all day, only just at midday.
What does living here cost?
Prices actually paid, per political district. Source: STATISTIK AUSTRIA, Immobilien-Durchschnittspreise 2025. What living in Innsbruck costs →
Living & commercial
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Frequently asked questions
How well connected is Birgitz by public transport?
From Birgitz you reach Maria-Theresien-Straße in the centre of Innsbruck in about 27 minutes by public transport.
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Birgitz?
You can browse available homes and commercial spaces in Birgitz in the wohnwahn search, each honestly rated for location, climate, greenery and commute.