Bergisel
Sign in to saveright|thumb|August 2004 view on Bergisel from the Brenner Pass Road right|thumb|August 2004 view on Bergisel from the North The Bergisel is a hill (746 m) that lies to the south of Innsbruck, Austria, in the area of Wilten, where the Sill river meets the Inn Valley.
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right|thumb|August 2004 view on Bergisel from the Brenner Pass Road right|thumb|August 2004 view on Bergisel from the North The Bergisel is a hill (746 m) that lies to the south of Innsbruck, Austria, in the area of Wilten, where the Sill river meets the Inn Valley.
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, causing the occasional spelling Berg Isel or its English equivalent Mount Isel.