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Südtirol

South Tyrol
Autonome Provinz Bozen — Südtirol
Provincia autonoma di Bolzano — Alto Adige
Provinzia autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan — Südtirol
Autonomous Province
Flag of South Tyrol
Flag
Coat of arms of South Tyrol
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of South Tyrol in Italy (in red)
Map highlighting the location of the province of South Tyrol in Italy (in red)
Country  Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Capital(s) Bolzano
Comuni 116
Government
 • Governor Arno Kompatscher (SVP)
Area
 • Total 7,399.97 km2 (2,857.14 sq mi)
Population (31.12.2011)
 • Total 511,750
 • Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39XXX
Telephone prefix 0471, 0472, 0473, 0474
Vehicle registration BZ
ISTAT 021
Website www.provinz.bz.it
Languages of
South Tyrol.
Majorities per municipality in 2011:
Language distribution in South Tyrol, Italy 2011, en.png
Official languages
Source astat info 6/2012, 38, Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011, p. 6-7

South Tyrol (German and Ladin: Südtirol [ˈsyːtiˌroːl, ˈzyːttiˌʁoːl]; Italian: Sudtirolo [suttiˈrɔːlo]), also known by its Italian name Alto Adige (pronounced [ˈalto ˈaːdidʒe]), is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi) and a total population of 511,750 inhabitants (31.12.2011). Its capital is the city of Bolzano (German: Bozen; Ladin: Balsan or Bulsan).

According to 2014 data based on the 2011 census, 62.3 percent of the population speaks German (Standard German in the written form and an Austro-Bavarian dialect in the spoken form); 23.4 percent of the population speaks Italian, mainly in and around the two largest cities (Bolzano and Merano); 4.1 percent speaks Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romance language; 10.2% of the population (mainly recent immigrants) speaks another language as first language.

South Tyrol is granted a considerable level of self-government, consisting of a large range of exclusive legislative and executive powers and a fiscal regime that allows the province to retain a large part of most levied taxes, while nevertheless remaining a net contributor to the national budget. As of 2011, South Tyrol is among the wealthiest regions in Italy and the European Union.


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