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.[1]
Among its earlier uses were as a cremation site and as a habitation area during the Iron Age.
Until an accident following a mass panic, which resulted in several deaths, the Bergisel stadium was also the site of the Air & Stylesnowboard festival.
The Bergisel can be reached by the Stubaitalbahn from Innsbruck, exiting at Station Sonnenburgerhof, or by the Tram 1, at Station Bergisel.
References
^Anreiter, Peter (1997). Breonen, Genaunen und Fokunaten: Vorrömisches Namengut in den Tiroler Alpen. Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Kulturwissenschaft nr. 99. Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck. p. 16. ISBN963-8046-18-X.