{"id":528,"date":"2020-05-02T00:17:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2022-12-11T15:28:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T14:28:44","slug":"south-tyrol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/south-tyrol\/","title":{"rendered":"South Tyrol"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Tyrol, Germanic people of south<\/h2>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>

South Tyrol or S\u00fcdtirol is a German-speaking territory in the north of Italy, to which it is reluctantly linked historically. Austrians at heart, the South Tyroleans today benefit from a strong autonomy, permitting them to live their lives free from interference. <\/p>

\"\"
Officially adopted in 1983, the flag of South Tyrol uses some details similar to the flag of the Austrian Tyrol. The red eagle is simplified and found in a white shield. The white and red colours are the colours of the Tyrol. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Inhabited\nsince the Mesolithic era, there exist traces of human presence on South\nTyrolean land. Part of the Roman Empire from 59 AD onwards, the Germanic people\nsucceeded them, in particular Bavarians and Lombards of the 6th\u20139th centuries.\nFrom the 10th century, South Tyrol became a stronghold, a base of the Germanic\nRoman Empire in the Alps. Ruled by the Habsburgs in the 14th century, it wasn\u2019t\nannexed to Italy until 1918, after the Treaty of Saint-Germain. The fascist\nregime led to a strong repression of Tyroleans from 1922. Hitler and Mussolini\nagreed and \u201coffered\u201d two options to the Tyroleans. Stay and be Italianised or head\ntowards Germany and be stateless.<\/p>

After the\nSecond World War, an automonous status for South Tyrol was negotiated in Paris\n(Gruber-De Gasperi Agreement). It did not come into effect immediately. In\nparallel, Italy organised the arrival of many migrants from southern Italy.\nThis situation of quasi-colonisation frustrated the local populations. From\n1957, the Committee for the Liberation of South Tyrol (BAS) organised armed\nstruggles initially directed against public buildings. Thanks to the intervention\nof Austria before the UN Security Council the question of South Tyrol was\nfinally discussed impartially and conciliation was facilitated. Autonomy is now\neffective. The Tyrolean political parties dominate the political scene allowing\nit to benefit from an advantageous status and from co-officially speaking the\nGerman language.<\/p>

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>

Brief history <\/h3>
\"\"<\/figure>

During the Napoleonic wars, Tyrol was annexed by\nBavaria, then allied with France. Andreas Hofer spearheaded a resistance\nmovement to liberate the country. Supported a number of years later by Emperor\nFranz II of Austria (1809), the Tyrolean rebellion was put into full effect.\nDefying the Bavarians in Sterzing, Hofer became a charismatic figure of\nTyrolean patriotism. There were successive victories and defeats. Napolean\ncrushed the Austrians who took back the advantage. In a few months, Hofer\nsucceeded in defeating the invaders. A price was put on his head. Captured, he\nwas executed in Mantua in February 1810. Having become a martyr in Austria, his\nremains were transferred to Innsbr\u00fcck in 1823. The Tyrolean anthem now bears\nhis name in the Austrian Tyrol and unofficially in South Tyrol.<\/p>

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>

Identity card <\/h3>
\"\"<\/figure>
Name <\/em><\/td>S\u00fcdtirol <\/strong>| German<\/em>
Alto-Adige (Sudtirolo)<\/em><\/strong> | Italian<\/em>
(South Tyrol)<\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td> 530,000 inhab<\/strong>. (2018) <\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em> <\/td> 7,400 km<\/strong>\u00b2 <\/td><\/tr>
Languages <\/em> <\/td> Deutsch <\/strong>| German<\/em>
Italiano <\/em><\/strong>| Italian <\/em>(official) <\/td><\/tr>
Number of native speakers<\/em> <\/td>314,000<\/strong> | German<\/em> (2011)
20,500<\/strong> | Ladin <\/em>(2011)<\/td><\/tr>
State of guardianship<\/em> <\/td> Italy<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Official status<\/em> <\/td> Autonomous province in Italy<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/em><\/td>Bozen <\/strong>| German <\/em>
Bolzano <\/em><\/strong>| Italian<\/em>
(Bozen\/Bolzano)<\/td><\/tr>
Historic religion<\/em> <\/td> Roman Catholic<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em> <\/td>S\u00fcdtiroler Fahne<\/strong> | German<\/em>
(Flag of South Tyrol) <\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em> <\/td>Andreas-Hoferlied \/ S\u00fcdtirollied<\/strong> | German<\/em>
(Song of Andreas-Hofer \/ Song of South Tyrol) <\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em> <\/td> None <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>

Timeline <\/h3>
\"\"<\/figure>