Trentino-South Tyrol
Trentino-South Tyrol (in Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige, in
German: Trentino-Südtirol) is an autonomous region
in north Italy. It
consists of the part of the Tyrol south of the Brenner
Pass, occupied by Italy after World
War One, and subsequently annexed. Its former name until 1947 was Venezia
Tridentina, suggesting former posession of this region by the Republic of Venice,
which is historically incorrect.
It is bordered by Austria to the north and by the
regions of Lombardy
to the west and Veneto
to the south. It covers 13,613 km²
and has a population of about 880,000.
The regional capital is Trento. The region
is divided in two provinces: Bozen-Südtirol
(Bolzano-Alto Adige) and Trento.
