South Tyrol: the outpost of the Germanic world.
South Tyrol is a German-speaking region in Northern Italy, annexed by the Italian regime after WWI. Under the rule of Benito Mussolini, the Tyroleans were stripped of their language rights via the policy of Italianization.
Tyrol was given the status of autonomous area in 1972. The region has a strong secessionist movement. Around 54% of the South Tyrolean population would support independence from Italy.
Groups like the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee and ‘Ein Tirol’ tried to win independence by violence in the past. Nowadays political parties push for this ideal via peaceful means.
South Tyrol is a German-speaking region in Northern Italy, annexed by the Italian regime after WWI. Under the rule of Benito Mussolini, the Tyroleans were stripped of their language rights via the policy of Italianization.
Tyrol was given the status of autonomous area in 1972. The region has a strong secessionist movement. Around 54% of the South Tyrolean population would support independence from Italy.
Groups like the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee and ‘Ein Tirol’ tried to win independence by violence in the past. Nowadays political parties push for this ideal via peaceful means.