Province of Bolzano-Bozen facts for kids
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Bolzano-Bozen
Provincia autonoma di Bolzano
Autonome Provinz Bozen Provinzia autonoma de Bulsan |
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
| Capital | Bolzano | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,399.97 km2 (2,857.14 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2006)
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| • Total | 487,673 | |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Postal Code |
39XXX
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| Telephone prefix |
0471, 0472, 0473, 0474
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| ISTAT | 021 | |
| Vehicle registration | BZ | |
| No. of communes | = 116 | |
The Province of Bolzano-Bozen (in Italian: Provincia autonoma di Bolzano; in German: Autonome Provinz Bozen; in Ladin: Provinzia autonoma de Bulsan) is an autonomous province in the north of Italy. It is usually called in English: South Tyrol, in Italian: Alto Adige or in German: Südtirol. In Italian and French it is historically called Alto Adige.
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It is one of two "autonomous" provinces of Italy, with two official languages – Italian and German. In parts of Province of Bolzano a third language, Ladin, is spoken and official as well.
The Province of Bolzano borders Graubünden and Lombardia in the west, Tyrol and Salzburg in the north, Trentino and Veneto in the south. Its capital is Bolzano.
Historically the province has been populated by neolatin populations since roman times, but after the year 1000 AD German settlers started to live in the area.
Between the Renaissance and the 19th century, the whole area experienced a lot of Germanisation. In the centuries before Napoleon, only the Dolomite's area of the western part of the present area of South Tyrol (especially the Val Venosta near Merano) remained neolatin.
During Fascism the process of germanization was reversed and many Italians moved to live in Alto Adige, mainly in Bolzano and Merano.
Actually about three quarters of the population of South Tyrol speak German as native language and Italian as second language, about one quarter speak Italian as native language, while less than 4 percent Ladin.
The capital Bolzano is the main city and has with a majority of Italian population. According to the 2011 census, 73.80% of the city's inhabitants spoke Italian, 25.52% German and 0.68% Ladin as their first language.
The province is one of the most rich in "per capital income" of the Republic of Italy.
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The Atlas Tyrolensis, showing the entire County of Tyrol, printed in Vienna. 1774
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A map from 1874 showing South Tirol with approximately the borders of today's South and East Tyrol
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Plaque at a German-language school in both Italian and German
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Detailed map of South Tyrol
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Ulten Valley
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The Laubengasse or Via dei portici, a street in the capital Bolzano
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Brixen is the third largest city
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Meran/Merano in the summer
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Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Sexten Dolomites bordering the province of Belluno
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Val Badia, near the town of Badia
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Braies Lake or Pragser Wildsee
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Group of spruce and pine trees in Latemar forest
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Vineyards of St. Magdalena in Bozen with St. Justina and Rosengarten group in the background
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Cable car on Mount Seceda in the Dolomites
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Electronic identity cards are issued in three languages (Italian, German, English) in South Tyrol.
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Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Bolzano
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A Musikkapelle in historic Tyrolean costumes
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Tyrolean architecture
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Tirol Castle, which gave the wider region its name
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See also
In Spanish: Provincia autónoma de Bolzano para niños
