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Bolzano
Bozen
Comune
Comune di Bolzano
Stadt Bozen
Panorama of Bolzano
Panorama of Bolzano
Coat of arms of BolzanoBozen
Coat of arms
BolzanoBozen is located in Italy
BolzanoBozen
Bolzano
Bozen
Location of Bolzano
Bozen in Italy
Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°21′E / 46.500°N 11.350°E / 46.500; 11.350Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°21′E / 46.500°N 11.350°E / 46.500; 11.350
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • Mayor Renzo Caramaschi (PD)
Area
 • Total 52.3 km2 (20.2 sq mi)
Elevation 262 m (860 ft)
Population (December 2013)
 • Total 105,713
 • Density 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Italian: bolzanini
German: Bozner
Ladin: bulsanins
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39100
Dialing code 0471
Website Official website
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2014)
 Albania 2,607
 Morocco 1,713
 Pakistan 1,107
 Romania 1,055
 Moldova 676

Bolzano (/bɒltˈsɑːn/; Italian pronunciation: [bolˈtsaːno], About this sound listen  or [bolˈdzaːno]; German: Bozen (formerly Botzen), German pronunciation: [ˈboˑtsn̩]; Ladin: Balsan or Bulsan; Latin: Bauzanum) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 105,713 (2013), Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol.

Bolzano is the seat of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where lectures and seminars are held in English, German and Italian. The city is also home to the Italian Army's Alpini High Command (COMALP) and some of its combat and support units.


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