South Tyrol is an autonomous province in northern Italy. An English translation of the official German and Italian names could be the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, reflecting the multilingualism and different naming conventions in the area. Together with the autonomous province of Trento, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province is the northernmost of Italy, the second largest with an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi), and has a total population of about 534,000 inhabitants as of 2021. Its capital and largest city is Bolzano.
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol is an autonomous region of Italy, located in the northern part of the country. The region has a population of 1.1 million, of whom 62% speak Italian as their mother tongue, 30% speak South Tyrolean German and several foreign languages are spoken by immigrant communities. Since the 1970s, most legislative and administrative powers have been transferred to the two self-governing provinces that make up the region: the province of Trento, commonly known as Trentino, and the province of Bolzano, commonly known as South Tyrol. In South Tyrol, German remains the sizeable majority language.
The South Tyrolean People's Party is a regionalist and mostly Christian-democratic political party in South Tyrol, an autonomous province with a German-speaking majority in northern Italy. Dieter Steger has been party leader since 2024, while party member Arno Kompatscher has been governor of South Tyrol since 2014.
Silvius Magnago was a South Tyrolean politician who served as Chairman of the South Tyrolean People's Party from 1957 to 1991 and as Governor of South Tyrol from 1960 to 1989.
The Citizens' Union for South Tyrol, formerly Union for South Tyrol, was a national-conservative and, at times, right-wing populist political party active in South Tyrol, Italy.
Luis Durnwalder is an Italian politician, former governor of the autonomous province of South Tyrol from 1989 until 2014, and former president and vice-president of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in Northern Italy.
The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, also called the Drei Zinnen ; pronounced[ˌdʁaɪˈtsɪnən] ), are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. They are one of the best-known mountain groups in the Alps. The three peaks, from east to west, are:
The Passer is a 42.6-kilometre (26.5 mi) torrent in northern Italy, a left tributary of the Adige, whose entire course lies within South Tyrol. The stream rises near the Alpine pass between Italy and Austria known as the Timmelsjoch, and flows through the Passeier Valley where the most important settlement is St. Leonhard in Passeier. The river joins the Adige at Merano, where it is a significant site for competitive canoeing, beneath the Steinerner Steg.
The Politics of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the President of Regional Government is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the Regional Government and Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Regional Council. However, since a constitutional reform in 1972, almost all the executive and legislative powers are devolved to the two provinces of which the region is composed: Trentino and the South Tyrol.
The Glockenkarkopf is a mountain of 2,911 metres (9,551 ft) in the Zillertal Alps on the border between the Austrian state Salzburg and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
The Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regional election of 1993 took place on 21 November 1993.
The Sexten Dolomites is a mountain range and a nature reserve in South Tyrol, Italy. The nature park was renamed in 2010 to Naturpark Drei Zinnen – Parco Naturale Tre Cime.
Alto Adige in the Heart was a national-conservative political party active in South Tyrol, Italy. The party was led by Alessandro Urzì and seeks to represent the Italian-speaking minority in the province, whose official Italian name is Alto Adige.
South Tyrolean German or South Tyrolese is a dialect spoken in the northern Italian province of South Tyrol. It is generally considered to be a sub-variety of Southern Bavarian, and has many similarities with other South German varieties, in particular with varieties of Austrian Standard German. It may develop its own standard variety of German, though currently is linguistically heteronomous to German Standard German.
Ansitz Nußdorf is an Ansitz in the South Tyrolean Unterland in Italy. The manor was once owned by the Indermaur family, who brought the manor to its present form in 1609. The south-eastern side of the mansion includes a square-shaped tower. Ownership of the estate has changed throughout the centuries. Nussdorf passed from the Indermaur family to the Kager family. The property was purchased by the Manfroni family in 1780 and was later acquired by the Barons von Widmann in 1825.
Schloss Nußegg is an ansitz in Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße, South Tyrol. Nussegg was acquired by the Truefer family in 1570. Ownership later passed to the Indermaur family in 1623, the Fenner family in 1716, the Kager family in 1819, and lastly to the Sanoll family, who have owned the property since 1820. The castle includes a house built into the hillside, an adjoining building, a barn, and a fortified wall with an inner courtyard. The year 1597 is engraved on a boundary stone in the courtyard.
Ansitz Strehlburg is an Ansitz in Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße, South Tyrol that was one of the main estates, along with Ansitz Freienfeld, of the In der Maur family. The estate is located at the entrance of Kurtatsch and was built in 1492. It includes a large manor house with a tower, farm buildings, stables, a central courtyard, a chapel, and a fortified wall. In the middle of the 15th century, Heinrich Indermaur's daughter married Stephen Strele in Kurtatsch. His name became tiled to the manor. It was called Strele, Strelen, and Strellenhof. When the Indermaur were ennobled within the Holy Roman Empire, Kaspar Indermaur changed the name to Strehlburg. Kaspar Indermaur established the farm as a manor around 1600. It was later expanded in the 18th century.
The Coat of Arms of Tyrol is the historic coat of arms of the region of Tyrol. It shows a red eagle. It was used by the Princely County of Tyrol and is today used by the states of Tyrol in Austria, South Tyrol in Italy, and numerous municipalities.
Antholzer Tal is a side valley of the Upper Puster Valley in Rasen-Antholz municipality, South Tyrol, Italy.
Rosmarie Pamer is an Italian politician and middle school teacher from South Tyrol. A member of the South Tyrolean People's Party, she was elected to the Landtag of South Tyrol in the 2023 provincial elections.
