| South Tyrol | |
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| State | Italy |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige |
| Capital | Bolzano |
| Surface | 7,398.38 km² |
| Inhabitants | 519.728 (2014) |
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South Tyrol (in GermanSüdtirol) is the Italian name of the province of Bolzano with the city of Bolzano as the capital.
To know
Together with the Trentino and al Tyrol, South Tyrol constitutes theEuroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino (in German Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino), corresponding (with good approximation) to the territory of the historical region of Tyrol, to which it is linked for linguistic and cultural reasons.As part of the region of Trentino Alto Adige, together with Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, also belongs to the geographical macro-area of Triveneto.
Background
The territory corresponding to the current one South Tyrol entered the 1st century BC between the domains of the Roman Empire, where it was placed in the X Region. With the fall of the empire, the area saw the protracted struggles with the Baiuvari both in the Lombard and Frankish periods. At the advent of the year 1000 the region entered the area of political control of the bishops of Trento and of Bressanone, in this contrasted by the accounts of Tyrol. The latter in the thirteenth century became predominant, affirming their definitive supremacy after some periods of prevalence of the counts of Gorizia and the Habsburgs.
In 1803 the principality of Bressanone was given to theAustria; a brief interval of belonging to Bavaria and then to the kingdom of Italy established by Napoleon's French only briefly interrupted the Austrian dominion, which ended in 1918 with the annexation to Italy.
In 1948 the Autonomous Region of Trentino Alto Adige, within which the province of Bolzano - corresponding to Alto Adige - enjoys in turn autonomy in consideration of its marked Germanic connotation.
Spoken languages
German and Italian bilingualism is official in South Tyrol; the German it is spoken by the majority of the population in almost all municipalities; in some areas it reaches very high percentages. Italian is almost everywhere a second language; is more represented a Bolzano, Bressanone, Brunico. The Ladin it is spoken in confined areas; in Val di Fassa, Val Gardena and Val Badia has its greatest diffusion; in some municipalities it is equivalent to Italian and German as the official language.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Bolzano (Bozen) - Main city of South Tyrol is the administrative and economic capital. Its historic center admirably blends the Nordic architectural and urban characteristics with the Italian ones, showing itself with a tone of elegant elegance.
- Bressanone (Brixen) - City with an important historical center enclosed by walls and gates. The Cathedral, his cloister with precious frescoes, the Bishop's Palace give an elegant imprint to the old city, with characteristic small villages that contrast with wide-ranging urban openings.
- Brunico (Bruneck) - Main center of the Val Pusteria, preserves two castles as well as historic districts of good interest. It is a city of tourism at the convergence of the tributary valleys of the Val Pusteria, all characterized by an environment of particular beauty.
- Corvara in Badia (Corvara) - Ideal ski resort for young people.
- Merano (Meran) - Important center at the confluence of Val Venosta, Val Passiria, Val d'Adige is Val d'Ultimo, the city was until the fifteenth century the capital of Tyrol, when the capital was moved to Innsbruck. It still maintains strong links with the Germanic world and boasts a beautiful historic center. Spa with an ancient tradition.
- Ortisei (St. Ulrich) - It is the main and most densely populated town in the Val Gardena. The local economy is mainly based on winter and summer tourism. The handicraft of wood carvings, which boasts an ancient tradition, is well known.
- San Candido (Innichen) - Common market since 1303, San Candido is today a renowned winter and summer tourist resort in the Dolomites, included in Tre Cime Natural Park.
- Santa Cristina Valgardena (St. Christina in Gröden) - 90 percent of its population is Ladin speaking. In the municipal area there are various ski lifts for the alpine ski slopes. cross-country skiing and Nordic skiing.
- Selva di Val Gardena (Wolkenstein) - Largest ski resort in the region.
- Sterzing (Sterzing) - It is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Its historical core has remained almost intact in its 12th century conformation. Only a few tracts remain of the walls. Characteristic are the houses equipped with details bay windows or Erker, covered and closed projecting balconies.
Other destinations
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bolzano-Dolomites Airport (IATA: BZO) (6 km from the center of Bolzano), ☎ 39 0471 255 255, fax: 39 0471 255 202.
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from Lugano is Rome with Etihad Regional (by Darwin Air). At certain times of the year, the Lauda Air company connects the city with Vienna once a week. Instead, charter flights are more numerous. - 2 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 3 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from How to get around
Bike paths in South Tyrol
In the 1990s, a network of cycle paths was launched in Alto Adige (in German Radwege) that connect all the main valleys to each other and to neighboring regions, including those of other states (theAustria and the Switzerland).
All the main access roads in South Tyrol are connected with cycle paths, equipped with special bilingual signs. So from the capital Bolzano you reach the borders of South Tyrol, that is: Resia, Brenner, San Candido, val Monastero is Salorno. However, the cycle paths do not end in these border areas, but rather continue in the following provinces or states. In addition to these main paths, there are also other less important ones from a road point of view, but perhaps even more fascinating. For example, there are cycle paths, or are under construction, along the Val di Vizze, along the Val di Landro (cycle path of the Dolomites), along the Sesto valley, along the Val Gardena, along the Val di Sarentino, along the Val Passiria , along the Valle Aurina, along the Anterselva valley, along the Casies valley, and many others.
The cycle path that starts from the Brenner and initially descends along the Isarco valley, until Bolzano, and continues following the Corsa dell'Adige until it joins the cycle path of the Adige Valley is part of the project of cyclopist of the Sun, cyclop track that reaches up to Sicily is Sardinia.
Another important cycle path is that of Val Venosta, which starts from the Resia pass and first descends to Merano and finally to Bolzano following the course of the Adige.
The main tracks
What see
What to do
At the table
- Knödel (dumplings)
- Schlutzkrapfen (half moons)
- Spätzle (spinach dumplings)
- Barley soup
- Goulash
- Speck
- Kaminwurz
- Schüttelbrot (crispy rye bread)
- Bratwurst (grilled sausage)
- Meraner sausage
- Gröstl (or Grestl)
- Bretzel
- Tirtlen (with spies or cratuti)
- strudel
- Krapfen (donuts)
- Strauben (Stromboli)
- Kaiserschmarren
- Local cheeses
- Graukäse
- Apples
Drinks
- Apple juice
- Gewürztraminer wine (specialty of Traminer - Termeno, hence the name)
- Lagrein wine
- Schiava wine
- Pinot grigio wine
Safety
Itineraries
- Dolomite passes - The itinerary follows the most scenic passes of the Dolomites, where the rock and nature are the protagonists.
- Castles of South Tyrol - A journey to discover the South Tyrolean manors which, born for military purposes, later became largely refined stately homes, centers of culture, examples of fine architecture, testimony to the greatness of the families who built them.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning South Tyrol
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