The Lower Inn Valley (german: Unterinntal) is that part of the Inntal valley through which the

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

river flows from a point a few kilometres west of

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

near its confluence with the

Melach The Melach is a river of Tyrol, Austria, in the western part of the Innsbruck-Land District, a tributary of the Inn. The Melach has a length of . It is formed by the confluence of several smaller streams at the foot of the Lisenser Fernerkogel. ...

downstream to a few kilometres before

Rosenheim Rosenheim is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of its administration. It is located on the west bank of the Inn at the confluence of the ...

. A further distinction can be made between the Tyrolean Lower Inn Valley (''Tiroler Unterinntal'') (as far as

Kufstein Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufstoa'') is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 19,600 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The great ...

) and the Bavarian Lower Inn Valley (from

Kiefersfelden Kiefersfelden is a municipality with about 7000 inhabitants located in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany on the border with Tyrol, Austria. Geography Geographical location Kiefersfelden is located in the foothills of the Alps, in ...

). The Lower Inn Valley should not be confused with the

Tyrolean Unterland The Tyrolean Unterland (german: Tiroler Unterland) is that part of the Austrian state of Tyrol east of its capital city, Innsbruck, excluding East Tyrol. Extent and language The Tyrolean Unterland should not be confused with the Tyrolean Lower I ...

, of which it forms only a part. The Lower Inn Valley has one of the largest metropolitan areas in Austria. Around 380,000 people (2001) live in a relatively small area between Innsbruck and Rosenheim. The highest population densities, in terms of people per square kilometre, occur in Innsbruck (3,149), Rum (2,982), Kufstein (2,374), Hall i.T.(2,210) and Rosenheim (1,977).

Tyrolean Lower Inn Valley

Unlike the

Upper Inn Valley Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

the Lower Inn Valley is very wide, densely settled and relatively industrialised. The South Bavarian

dialect The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of Linguistics, linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety (linguisti ...

s exhibit transition features into Middle Bavarian. W_Inntal

{{wikivoyage Valleys of Tyrol (state) Inn (river)