History Of South Tyrol
The modern-day South Tyrol, an autonomous Italian province created in 1948, was originally part of the Austro-Hungarian County of Tyrol until 1918 (then known as Deutschsüdtirol and occasionally Mitteltirol). Its area was annexed by Italy following the defeat of the Central Powers in World War I. The area has been part of a cross border joint entity, the Euroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino, since 2001.
Read more about History Of South Tyrol: Before The 19th Century, Age of Nationalism, Annexation By Italy, Rise of Fascism, Annexation To Nazi Germany, Linguistic and Demographic History
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