Tyrol | |
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Motto: Land im Gebirge (Austrian German) Terra inter montes (Ladin) Terra fra i monti (Italian) "Country in the mountains" | |
Capital | Tirol (1027–1418) Merano (1418–1848) Innsbruck (1848–1918) Innsbruck (1918–today) |
Official languages | Austrian German, Italian, Ladin, Cimbrian and Mòcheno |
Demonym(s) | Tyrolean |
Area | |
• Total | 26,674 km2 (10,299 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 1,813,400 |
• Density | 68/km2 (176.1/sq mi) |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Tyrol (/tɪˈroʊl, taɪˈroʊl, ˈtaɪroʊl/ tih-ROHL, ty-ROHL, TY-rohl;[1] historically the Tyrole;[2][3][4] Austrian German: Tirol [tiˈʁoːl] ; Italian: Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, from its formation in the 12th century until 1919. In 1919, following World War I and the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, it was divided into two modern administrative parts through the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye:
With the founding of the European region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino the area has its own legal entity since 2011 in the form of a European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation.