.tirol

Overview

• .tirol is a geographic (GeoTLD) and community top-level domain created for the Austrian Federal State of Tirol.
• It aims to provide a regional identity for citizens, companies and institutions connected to Tirol and to facilitate discovery of information, goods and services related to the region.
• Punkt Tirol GmbH is the registry operator; Nic.at was selected to provide backend registry services.

History

• .tirol was proposed to ICANN's New gTLD Program by Punkt Tirol GmbH as a Community Priority Application.
• The string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 4 June 2014.
• A Registry Agreement with ICANN for .tirol was signed on 24 April 2014.
• The idea and discussion of GeoTLDs including .tirol have been part of ICANN meetings since 2005.

Usage and Audience

• Target audiences:
  • Residents and communities of Tirol
  • Local businesses, tourism providers and public institutions
  • Organizations and individuals with economic, cultural, historical or social ties to Tirol
• Purpose and benefits:
  • Create a concise regional identity on the Internet
  • Improve communication and interaction among Tirol stakeholders
  • Support tourism and regional economic positioning
• .tirol is grouped with other GeoTLD examples such as .osaka and .paris.

Registration Rules

• .tirol was filed and approved as a Community TLD. The published eligibility statement includes:
  "Exclusively eligible to register a domain name under the top-level domain .TIROL is any natural person, legal person, organization or association of persons, if they can demonstrate an economic, cultural, touristical, historical, social or any other connection to the Austrian Federal State of Tirol."
• Punkt Tirol GmbH entered into an agreement with the Federal State of Tirol to operate .TIROL under license by the state.
• The application text indicates that verification methods are not explicitly stated in the application materials.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The .tirol TLD is positioned to strengthen regional branding and community identity for Tirol.
• Expected brand impacts cited in the registry material include improved visibility for region-related services, a stronger feeling of community among Tirolers, and potential attraction of visitors, businesses and residents to the region.
• No specific information about search-engine treatment or ranking differences was provided in the source material.

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domain:       TIROL

organisation: punkt Tirol GmbH
address:      Brunecker Strasse 3
address:      Innsbruck 6020
address:      Austria

contact:      administrative
name:         Markus Kichl
organisation: punkt Tirol GmbH
address:      Brunecker Strasse 3
address:      Innsbruck 6020
address:      Austria
phone:        +435125354-3886
fax-no:       +43 512 5354-993886
e-mail:       markus.kichl@nic.tirol

contact:      technical
name:         Technical Operations
organisation: RyCE GmbH
address:      Matznergasse 17
address:      Vienna 1140
address:      Austria
phone:        +431981160
fax-no:       +43198116111
e-mail:       tech@dns.business

nserver:      DNS.RYCE-RSP.COM 194.0.11.114 2001:678:e:114:0:0:0:53
nserver:      NS1.DNS.BUSINESS 157.90.205.138 2a01:4f8:252:4295:0:0:9d5a:cd8a
nserver:      NS1.RYCE-RSP.COM 193.56.204.111 2a0c:8f40:0:701:0:0:0:111
ds-rdata:     52354 8 2 c69a3d977e6dfbeb38ea5627c10cfbd818c97a111ef0c24d1c6e21b9484846fb

whois:        whois.nic.tirol

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.tirol

created:      2014-05-29
changed:      2025-09-01
source:       IANA