The Geroldsbach is a river of

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

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. It originates from five fan-like source streams near

Axamer Lizum Axamer Lizum is a village and ski resort in Austria, located southwest of Innsbruck in the state of Tyrol. At the 1964 Winter Olympics, it hosted five of the six alpine skiing events: women's downhill, and men's and women's slalom and giant slal ...

at ( AA). It flows through

Götzens Götzens is a community in the district of Innsbruck-Land in Tyrol and lies on a terrace of the highlands above the capital. The nearest neighbouring villages are Axams and Birgitz in the west, with the towns of Mutters and Natters Natters is a m ...

where it changes its direction to northeast and passes through the district Neu-Götzens. It flows further through , a district 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 ...

. Finally, it discharges in the district of Innsbruck into the

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. The Geroldsbach has a length of whereof lie in the Innsbruck city area. The Geroldsbach provides four water reservoirs for the region Götzens and two in Wilten with drinking water, which is mainly used for supplying the

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s Innsbruck and Sieglanger. As a result, the lower course carries slightly less water; it retains Grade A water quality throughout its entire course. In the event of flooding or heavy rainfall, the river proved to be a danger several times, so it was straightened in places in the local areas.

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Rivers of Tyrol (federal state) Rivers of Austria {{Tyrol-geo-stub