Tyrol

Tyrol
Tirol (Austrian German)
Tirol (Ladin)
Tirolo (Italian)
Tirol (Lombard)
Tiroło (Venetian)
Flag of Tyrol
Flag
Motto: Land im Gebirge (Austrian German)
Terra inter montes (Ladin)
Terra fra i monti (Italian)
"Country in the mountains"
Tyrol's southern part is located in Northern Italy and its northern part in Austria
Tyrol's southern part is located in Northern Italy and its northern part in Austria
The region consists of present-day Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion, including Cortina d'Ampezzo, Fodóm (Buchenstein), Col (Verseil), Valvestino, Magasa and Pedemonte
The region consists of present-day Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion, including Cortina d'Ampezzo, Fodóm (Buchenstein), Col (Verseil), Valvestino, Magasa and Pedemonte
CapitalTirol (1027–1418)
Merano (1418–1848)
Innsbruck (1848–1918)
Innsbruck (1918–today)
Official languagesAustrian 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)
CurrencyEuro (€) (EUR)

Tyrol (/tɪˈrl, tˈrl, ˈtrl/ 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.

  1. ^ "Tyrol". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
  2. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 75 (1794), p. 160, at Google Books
  3. ^ "Zeitungen aus der ganzen Welt" (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2017 – via PressReader.
  4. ^ Venice under the yoke of France and of Austria, p. PA1, at Google Books

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