South Tyrol

British

noun

a former part of the Austrian state of Tyrol: ceded to Italy in 1919, becoming the Bolzano and Trento provinces of the Trentino-Alto Adige Autonomous Region. Area: 14 037 sq km (5420 sq miles)

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Bolzano and neighbouring province Trento were granted the status of autonomous areas in 1972, and in South Tyrol multiculturalism is protected by law.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The team behind this research includes contributors based in Italy at the University of Padua, Museum of Nature South Tyrol, and the Museo delle Scienze in Trento.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2024

In the South Tyrol region of northern Italy, a 31-year-old German woman died in an avalanche close to the Limo pass about 30 miles east of the city of Bolzano.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023

She earned her 83rd career World Cup triumph by winning a giant slalom race at Kronplatz in South Tyrol, Italy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2023

I’m sure I have the ‘grain question,’ as they call it, and the ‘Freiwechsel’ with South Tyrol, off by heart,” said I, laughing.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various

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