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Provincia autonoma di Bolzano
Autonome Provinz Bozen
Provinzia autonòma de Balsan
Nation Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Capital Bolzano
Area 7,400.43 km²
Population (2006) 487,673
Density 65
Comuni 116
Vehicle Registration BZ
Postal Code 39XXX
Telephone Prefix 0471, 0472, 0473, 0474
ISTAT 021
President Luis Durnwalder
Map highlighting the location of the province of Bolzano in Italy

The Autonomous Province of Bolzano-Bozen[1][2] (Italian: Provincia autonoma di Bolzano; German: Autonome Provinz Bozen; Ladin: Provinzia autonòma de Balsan), also called Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Alto Adige; German: Südtirol; Ladin: Adesc Aut[3][4] or Sudtirol; English: Alto Adige or South Tyrol), is an autonomous province of Italy.[5] Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol[1] (Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige; German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Adesc Aut, also Trentin-Sudtirol [2][3]) is an autonomous region in Northern Italy. ... Bolzano (Italian Bolzano; German: Bozen, archaic Botzen; Ladin: Bulsan; Latin: Bauzanum; many of the regions Italian languages/dialects use Bolzan or Bulsan) is a city in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... In physics, density is mass m per unit volume V. For the common case of a homogeneous substance, it is expressed as: where, in SI units: ρ (rho) is the density of the substance, measured in kg·m-3 m is the mass of the substance, measured in kg V is... In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ... Present Italian car number plates have black characters on a rectangular white background, with small blue side-fields on the right and left (see European vehicle registration plates). ... Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) is the Italian national statistical institute, roughly corresponding to the United States Census Bureau. ... Luis Durnwalder, Landeshauptmann of Südtirol Luis Durnwalder (born 23 September 1941 in Pfalzen) is a South Tyrolean politician and at present Landeshauptmann (Governor) of Südtirol. ... Image File history File links Bolzano_posizione. ... Ladin (Ladino in Italian, Ladin in Ladin, Ladinisch in German) is a Rhaetian language spoken in the Dolomite mountains in Italy, between the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Autonomy is the condition of something that does not depend on anything else. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ...


The Province of Bolzano-Bozen is one of the two provinces which make up Italy's region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, which itself is an autonomous region. The province is divided into 116 comuni (municipalities).[6]. Its capital is the city of Bolzano. The province has an area of 7,400 km² and a total population of 487,673 (2006). The region is renowned for its mountains, such as the Dolomites, which compose a significant section of the Alps. The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol[1] (Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige; German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Adesc Aut, also Trentin-Sudtirol [2][3]) is an autonomous region in Northern Italy. ... This is a list of communes of the autonomous province South Tyrol in Italy. ... Bolzano (Italian Bolzano; German: Bozen, archaic Botzen; Ladin: Bulsan; Latin: Bauzanum; many of the regions Italian languages/dialects use Bolzan or Bulsan) is a city in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; German: Dolomiten) are a section of the Alps. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Government

The province is divided into eight districts (Italian: comprensorio, German: Bezirksgemeinschaft), with one of them being the capital city of Bolzano. The other seven districts encompass a portion of the various communes and the people who are located in those communes. Each district is headed by a president and two bodies called the district committee and the district council. The districts are responsible for intercommunal disputes, roads, schools and social services such as retirement homes.


The districts are:

The eight districts of the province.
The eight districts of the province.
  1. Bolzano (Bozen)
  2. Burggrafenamt (Burgraviato)
  3. Eisacktal (Valle Isarco)
  4. Pustertal (Val Pusteria)
  5. Salten-Schlern (Salto-Sciliar)
  6. Überetsch-Unterland (Oltradige-Bassa Atesina)
  7. Vinschgau (Val Venosta)
  8. Wipptal (Alta Valle Isarco)

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 483 pixel Image in higher resolution (1095 × 661 pixel, file size: 175 KB, MIME type: image/png) Comprensorios del Tirol del Sur (Italia). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 483 pixel Image in higher resolution (1095 × 661 pixel, file size: 175 KB, MIME type: image/png) Comprensorios del Tirol del Sur (Italia). ... Bolzano (Italian Bolzano; German: Bozen, archaic Botzen; Ladin: Bulsan; Latin: Bauzanum; many of the regions Italian languages/dialects use Bolzan or Bulsan) is a city in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. ... The Burggrafenamt (Italian: , German: ) is an area in the western part of South Tyrol, Italy. ... The eight districts of South Tyrol, Eisacktal highlighted in yellow. ... South Tyrol, with the Pustertal marked in green The Pustertal (Italian: Val Pusteria, English: Puster Valley) is a valley in the Alps of South and East Tyrol, which runs in an east-west direction between Brixen and Lienz. ... The eight districts of South Tyrol, Salten-Schlern highlighted in pink. ... The eight districts of South Tyrol, Überetsch-Unterland highlighted in bluish green. ... Upper Vinschgau. ... The eight districts of South Tyrol, Wipptal highlighted in blue. ...

Statistics

Language distribution according to Declarations of which language group belong to/affiliated to - Population Census 2001:

Language Number Percentage
German 290,774 69.38
Italian 110,206 26.30
Ladin 18,124 4.32
Total 419,104 100

Out of the 487,673 residents of the province, 223,300 are employed (2005). Most of them are working in the fields of agriculture, small businesses, industry, commerce, tourism, and the service industry, or are self-employed. The unemployment level in 2005 was roughly 2.8%, which is lower than the national Italian average of 7% (2006), or the Austrian average of 4.9% (2006). Small businesses are primarily involved cabinet making, construction, painting and decorating, plumbing, meat preparation, and baking. The province also acts as a bridge between the northern European and Italian markets, and hotel stays account for 8 percent of the money Italy earns from hotels and other lodging.[citation needed] A small business may be defined as a business with a small number of employees. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... The tertiary sector of industry, also called the service sector or the service industry, is one of the three main industrial categories of a developed economy, the others being the secondary industry (manufacturing and primary goods production such as agriculture), and primary industry (extraction such as mining and fishing). ... A self-employed person works for himself/herself instead of as an employee of another person or organization, drawing income from a trade or business. ... A percentage is a way of expressing a proportion, a ratio or a fraction as a whole number, by using 100 as the denominator. ... A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A modern painter and decorator. ... A plumber wrench for working on pipes and fittings Plumbing, from the Latin for lead (plumbum), is the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures for potable water systems and the drainage of waste. ... Butcher shop in Valencia A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on Baking Baking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by conduction, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. ...


Geography

Detailed map of the province
Detailed map of the province

The Province of Bolzano-Bozen is located at the northernmost point in Italy. The province is bordered by Austria to the east and north and by Switzerland to the west. The Italian provinces of Belluno, Trento, and Sondrio border to the southeast, south, and southwest, respectively. The landscape itself is mostly cultivated with different types of shrubs and forests. Image File history File links Map of South Tyrol with labels in german For improvements and translations use the source file (Image:Map of South Tyrol. ... Image File history File links Map of South Tyrol with labels in german For improvements and translations use the source file (Image:Map of South Tyrol. ... Belluno (It. ... Trento (Italian: Provincia autonoma di Trento, German: Autonome Provinz Trient) is an autonomous province in the autonomous Trentino-South Tyrol region of Italy. ... Sondrio (It. ... The word bush re-directs here; for alternate uses see Bush (disambiguation). ... This article is about forests as a massing of trees. ...


Mountains

Mount Sciliar/Schlern
Mount Sciliar/Schlern

Mountains dot many parts of the landscape. Many of these mountains belong to the Alps, which extend through many Central European nations. In this mountain chain, there is a smaller group called the Ortler Alps. In this group, which is considered the centre of the Italian Alps, there is a mountain called the Ortler, which rises 3 905 m above sea level, and is the highest peak in the Ortler Alps. Another group of mountains located in South Tyrol are the Dolomites. The Dolomites are a section of the main alpine chain, of which equal parts are located in the South Tyrol and in neighbouring Italian provinces. The mountain Sciliar (2 563 m) is part of the Dolomite chain. Image File history File links Schlern, one of the famos mountains of South Tyrol. ... Image File history File links Schlern, one of the famos mountains of South Tyrol. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Central Europe The Alpine Countries and the Visegrád Group (Political map, 2004) Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... The Ortler Alps (Italian Ortles) are a mountain range in the central Alps of Italy. ... Ortler (3905m), highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, main peak of the Ortler Group, a mountain range in South Tyrol and Trentino, Italy. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; German: Dolomiten) are a section of the Alps. ... The Sciliar, behind a house The Sciliar (German: Schlern) (2,563 m) is a mountain of the Dolomites in Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy. ...


Other mountains located in Alto Adige/Südtirol are:

The Catinaccio (German: Rosengarten) is a massif in the Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, northern Italy. ... The Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Italian for three peaks of Lavaredo) or Drei Zinnen (German for three battlements) are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. ...

History

The History of Alto Adige/Südtirol begins in modern times with the creation of the Italian Province of Bolzano in 1919. The History of South Tyrol begins in modern times with the creation of the Italian Province of South Tyrol in 1919. ...


References

  1. ^ Italian Republic. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
  2. ^ Trentino-Alto Adige. Encyclopedia Britannica concise. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
  3. ^ http://www.c11.tn.it/documenti/Documenti%20contabilit%E0/Approvazione%20Rendiconto%202003%20(A.C.).doc
  4. ^ http://www.noeles.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1418
  5. ^ Autonomy Statute. Official website of the Province. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
  6. ^ Province Statistics. Italian institute of statistics (Istat). Retrieved on 2007-07-06.

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See also

This is a list of valleys of the autonomous province South Tyrol in Italy. ... This is a list of communes of the autonomous province South Tyrol in Italy. ... This is a list of castles in the autonomous province of South Tyrol in Italy. ...

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Algund (Lagundo) (Italian: Lagundo; German: Algund; Archaic (1000 AD): Alagumna) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 11. ... Andrian (Andriano) (Italian: Andriano; German: Adrian) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 9 km west of the city of Bolzano (Bozen). ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 236 m Area 11. ... Badia (Italian: Badia; German: Abtei; Ladin: Badia) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. ... 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Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 121. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 203. ... Riffian (German) or Rifiano (Italian) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of Trento and about 25 km northwest of Bolzano. ... Ritten (German Ritten, Italian Renon) is a region in the center of South Tyrol/Südtirol/Alto Adige (Italy) with an altitude between 250m and 1. ... Map of Rodeneck in South Tyrol Rodeneck (German) or Rodengo (Italian) is a commune in northern Italy, situated in the province of South Tirol at the entrance to the Pustertal valley. ... Salorno (Salurn) (Italian: Salorno sulla Strada del Vino; German: Salurn an der Weinstraße; Archaic (580AD): Salurna, also Salurn or Salurne) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 20 km northeast of the city of Trento... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 864 m Area 164. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,428 m Area 31. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 88. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 51. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 30. ... San Martin (San Martino) (Italian: San Martino in Badia; German: ; Ladin: San Martin de Tor) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 45 km northeast of... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 735 m Area 63. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 900 m Area 302. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 600 m Area 48. ... Schlanders (ital. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 921 m Area 20. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 211. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,563 m Area 53. ... Sexten (German) or Sesto (Italian) is a town and a comune (municipality) in the most eastern part of Trentino-South Tyrol in Italy with around 2,000 inhabitants. ... Sterzing-Vipiteno is an Italian commune in the province of Bolzano in Trentino-Alto Adige. ... Stilfs (Italian: ) is a village and a municipality in the west of the Vinschgau valley (Val Venosta), in South Tyrol, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,240 m Area 45. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,210 m Area 42. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 250 m Area 18. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,028 m Area 42. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 594 m Area 25. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 635 m Area 38. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,241 m Area 126. ... Tramin an der Weinstraße (German) or Termeno sulla strada del vino (Italian) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-South Tyrol, located about 35 km northeast of Trento and about 20 km southwest of Bolzano. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,127 m Area 20. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 6. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,190 m Area 208. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,315 m Area 27. ... Urtijëi (Ortisei) (Italian: Ortisei; Ladin: Urtijëi; German: ) is a small town of 4,500 inhabitants in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, located in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. ... Vadena (Pfatten) (Italian: Vadena; German: Pfatten; Archaic (860AD): Vatina; Archaic (1242AD): Fatena) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 10 km southwest of the city of... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 671 m Area 70. ... Map of South Tyrol showing Villanders Villanders (Italian: Villandro) is a small township in South Tyrol, Italy, near Klausen (Chiusa). ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 1,132 m Area 81. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 110. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 880 m Area 44. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 22. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation 471 m Area 2. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 46. ... Country Italy Region Trentino-South Tyrol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Mayor Elevation m Area 50. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ... Swedish in Finland: white = officially monolingual Finnish-speaking municipalities (Sami bilingual municipalities not shown), light blue = bilingual municipalities with Finnish as majority language, darker blue = bilingual municipalities with Swedish as majority language, darkest blue = monolingual Swedish-speaking municipalities and province. ... Motto none Anthem Ã…länningens sÃ¥ng Capital (and largest city) Mariehamn Official languages Swedish Government Autonomous province  -  Governor Peter Lindbäck1  -  Premier Roger Nordlund Autonomy  -  Declared 1920   -  Recognized 19212  Accession to the  January 1, 19953 Area  -  Total 13,517 km² (unranked) 5,267 sq mi   -  Water (%) 89 Population  -  2005... Image File history File links Europe_germanic-languages. ... The Executive (government) of the German-speaking Community meets in Eupen Flag of the German-speaking community in Belgium The German-speaking Community of Belgium (German: , short DGB) is one of the three federal communities in Belgium. ... The Alsace-Moselle is the current legal name of the France that was part of Germany from 1871 to 1919 (and then from 1940 to 1944_1945), consisting of the départements of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin (both of which make up Alsace), and the département of Moselle (itself... The German speaking part of Switzerland (German: Deutschschweiz) comprises about 65 % of Switzerland (North Western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switzerland, most of the Swiss plateau and the greater part of the Swiss Alps) In most Swiss cantons, German is the only official language (Aargau, Appenzell, Basel, Glarus, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden... The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ... Westhoek (Dutch for west corner) or Maritime Flanders (French: ) is a region in Belgium and France and includes the following areas: Location of Belgian Westhoek in West Flanders Belgian Westhoek (Dutch: Belgische Westhoek) including the West Flanders arrondissements of Diksmuide, Ypres, and Veurne including the cities of Veurne, Poperinge, Wervik... The Lower Rhine region in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany The Lower Rhine region The Lower Rhine region or Niederhein is a region around the river Rhine in Germany between approximately Neuss and Düsseldorf and the Dutch border around Emmerich. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English (de facto)1; Gaelic[1]2 and Scots3 (recognised minority... This article is about the country. ... This article is about the Frisian languages, as spoken in the north of the Netherlands and Germany. ... 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Encyclopedia4U - South Tyrol - Encyclopedia Article (255 words)
South Tyrol (German Südtirol, Italian Alto Adige (official), Sudtirolo (unofficial)) is an autonomous province of Italy.
In the aftermath of World War I a relevant part of Austrian Tyrol was occupied by Italy, and subsequently annexed.
In the north the valleys around Bolzan/Bozen were inhabited by ethnic Germans and Ladins (Today the third official language of South Tyrol, alongside German and Italian).
South Tyrol - definition of South Tyrol in Encyclopedia (983 words)
South Tyrol (German Südtirol, Italian Alto Adige, Ladin Sudtirol) is an autonomous province of Italy.
It should not be confused with the autonomous region of Trentino-South Tyrol, of which it is a subdivison.
South Tyrol is divided into several (116) administrative regions/Villages (Gemeinden//Communes) most of which have an original german name as well as an italian translation, introduced during the fascism and still in use.
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