South Tyrol , South Tyrol Fact File

South Tyrol Fact File

South Tyrol fact file

Europe’s vastest expanse of Alpine pastureland Alpe di Siusi/Seiser Alm

Politics & society: Together with North and East Tyrol (which are still Austrian provinces), South Tyrol belonged to the Habsburg and subsequently the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1363 until 1919. As part of the Treaty of London (April 1915) during the First World War the Allies promised Italy all Austrian territories south of the Brenner Pass, a commitment they were held to at Versailles...

History

A frontier region in the heart of Europe

This region’s modern history as “Südtirol” began in 1919 when the part of Tyrol south of the Brenner Pass was taken away from Austria and annexed by Italy. This new border subsequently divided a formerly united province which had been part of Austria for five centuries.

The Alpine region has always been a frontier. The Romans regarded the lands beyond Tyrol as the north,...

Where is South Tyrol

Where is South Tyrol?

South Tyrol is located on the southern side of the Alps and is Italy’s northernmost province.

South Tyrol borders onto the Austrian Tyrol to the north, the Swiss Canton of Graubünden (Grisons) to the west, and the neighbouring Italian province of Trento to the south, with which South Tyrol forms Trentino-Südtirol, one of Italy's twenty regions. Distances: Munich -...

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