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  South Tyrol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Tyrol is known for its mountains, which compose a portion of the Italian Alps and the main Alps chain located in Europe.
From the 6th to the 9th century, the region was settled by the Bavarii together with the Langobards and the romanised natives.
Italian provinces that border South Tyrol are Belluno to the southeast, Trentino to the south and by Sondrio to the southwest.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Tyrol   (2150 words)

  
 South Tyrol: Conflicting Ethnicity
The Province (Sud Tyrol in German and Alto-Adige in Italian) is generally German-speaking, while the Trentino to the south is Italian-speaking.
The population of South Tyrol is 464,530, with 63 inhabitants per square kilometer (Office of Statistics for the Province of Bolzano, 2002).
Despite the separatist tendencies of the SVP, the party was recognized by the Allies as the political representative of the German-speaking population of South Tyrol.
www.american.edu /TED/ice/tyrol.htm   (2004 words)

  
 Station Information - South Tyrol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
South Tyrol (German Südtirol, Italian Alto Adige (official), Sudtirolo (unofficial)) is an autonomous province of Italy.
In the aftermath of World War I a relevant part of Austrian Tyrol was occupied by Italy, and subsequently annexed.
In the north the valleys around Bolzano/Bozen were inhabited by ethnic Germans and Ladins (Today the third official language of South Tyrol, alongside German and Italian).
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/s/so/south_tyrol.html   (191 words)

  
 South Tyrol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
South Tyrol (German Südtirol Italian Alto Adige or Sudtirolo Ladin Sudtirol) is an autonomous province of Italy.
It shouldn't be confused with the region of Trentino-South Tyrol of which it is a subdivison.
In the aftermath of World War I part of Austrian Tyrol was occupied by Italy and subsequently annexed adding an area 14 037 km² (5 420 mi²) to The areas around Trento formed Italian-speaking Trentino.
www.freeglossary.com /South_Tirol   (334 words)

  
 OJPCR 1.3 -- South Tyrol
South Tyrol was the setting up of Italian industries in order to take advantage of the hydroelectric facilities of the area and to encourage Italian immigration from the south.
On 31 October 1960, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on behalf of the South Tyrol question which confirmed that the Paris Treaty committed Italy to establish an autonomy for the protection of the ethnic South Tyrolean population and that Austria had the right to a say in the matter.
Italy and especially the Italians in South Tyrol were alarmed that despite the promise of autonomy the territorial destiny of the province still seemed in doubt (Alcock 1989, p.
www.trinstitute.org /ojpcr/1_3kag.htm   (8214 words)

  
 German in South Tyrol (Italy)
On 10 September 1919, the Tyrol south of the Brenner Pass was ceded to Italy in the Treaty of Saint-Germain.
For the German-speaking population of South Tyrol, education at kindergarten, primary, secondary and vocational schools is given in German.
South Tyrol's kindergartens are institutions for children from the age of three to six.
www1.fa.knaw.nl /mercator/regionale_dossiers/regional_dossier_german_in_italy.htm   (7234 words)

  
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In July 1978 the South Tyrol Provincial Assembly, in accordance with the Executive Measures implementing the Autonomy Statute, declared the ASGB to be the most representative trade union for workers whose mother-tongues were German or Ladin.
The headquarters of the trade union is the South Tyrol Chamber of Labour in Bozen (Bolzano).
The SGB/CISL (South Tyrolese Trade Union Confederation) was founded on 17 October 1948 in Bozen (Bolzano) as an association for German and Italian workers in South Tyrol and in 1950 joined the national-level CISL (Confederation of Italian Free Trade Unions).
www.provinz.bz.it /english/overview/tradeunions.htm   (936 words)

  
 The South Tyrol model
South Tyrol was given to Italy, despite its German majority, by the Treaty of St. Germain (near Paris) signed on September 10, 1919.
South Tyrolese were given "the Option" (that is, forced) to declare themselves Italian or emigrate to Germany.
South Tyrol was outvoted in the Region by Trentino (2-5).
www.flonnet.com /fl2125/stories/20041217000207600.htm   (5142 words)

  
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According to this agreement, the linguistic minorities of South Tyrol are assured complete equality of rights with the Italian-speaking inhabitants and given teaching in their mother tongue, as well as promised parity of the German and Italian languages in public offices, and a proportion of public sector employment.
The language rules of South Tyrol also aroused the attention of the European Court of Justice in another matter relating to a 1996 criminal proceeding and the right of EU citizens to use their mother tongue.
The South Tyrol arrangement, due to its particular historical and geographical connections and its complex provisions, cannot be copied as a model in every aspect by other minorities or plurilinguistic realities, but it can surely provide interesting information and practical input for other areas where minority protection is a concern.
lgi.osi.hu /publications/2002/213/MG-P2.doc   (19377 words)

  
 EURAC research - 12 - artikel8
Finally, the reached legal status of South Tyrol and Hong Kong exhibit both the individual and the collective aspects of minority rights, ensuring for the two areas not only some protection for their particular individuals, but also relevant territorial autonomy.
Bearing in mind what happened to South Tyrol, it would have been helpful if the Basic Law itself had contained a dispute-settlement or consultative mechanism in the event of disagreements over its implementation or amendment(2).
The South Tyrol question is characterised by the fact that Austria and Italy are members of the European Union, a supranational level of government between (now) 15 States of the European Union and the international order.
www.eurac.edu /Press/Academia/12/Artikel8.asp   (1083 words)

  
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The South Tyrol Consumer Centre shall also disseminate information on the health and safety risks to consumers and their environment in connection with the use of services, as well as the purchasing and use of consumer goods.
Section 6: The rights and obligations of the members A South Tyrol Consumer Centre shall enjoy all rights and privileges provided according to the statutes, and so in particular, active and passive elective franchise (may elect and may be elected), as well as the right to use the services and the assistance of the Association.
The assets of the South Tyrol Consumer Centre Association shall include all such movable and immovable properties which are currently or which will subsequently be in the ownership of the Association, the retained earnings, the occasional reserved funds, as well as occasional donations, estates and other benefits of financial value.
dragon.klte.hu /~zsimon/a.doc   (2068 words)

  
 DAWN - Opinion; 02 January, 2005
In 1948 it joined South Tyrol to the adjacent Italian province of Trentino and granted the amalgamated region autonomy.
South Tyrol was out-voted (25) in the region by Trentino.
What we may learn from the South Tyrol conflict resolution is that autonomy subject to international safeguards is a recognized form of self-determination.
www.dawn.com /2005/01/02/op.htm   (4035 words)

  
 Hotels South Tyrol italien.com - South Tyrol Hotels Italy
Trentino Südtirol (Alto Adige) - South Tyrol (German Südtirol, Italian Alto Adige, Ladin Sudtirol) is an autonomous province of Italy.
South Tyrol (Trentino Alto Adige) - The Trentino-Alto Adige is an autonomous Alpine region and incorporates much of the spectacular Dolomite range but nevertheless Trentino and Alto Adige are two vastly separate provinces.
South of Trento vineyards are strung the length of the road linking Trento with Rovereto.
www.suedtirol.italien.com /southtyrol.html   (1643 words)

  
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The problems of ethnic groups in South Tyrol are also reflected in the party political scene where representatives of all the three linguistic groups are found.
The South Tyrolese People's Party sees itself as a "collective" party for German and Ladin South Tyrolese of all social classes who, as convicted and responsible democrats profess loyalty to Freedom, People and Homeland; in its political orientation the SVP declares its belief in the Christian-Humanistic vision of mankind and society.
The "Union für Südtirol" (Union for South Tyrol) emerged from the "Südtiroler Heimatbund" founded in 1974 as an association of former political prisoners.
www.provinz.bz.it /english/overview/political.htm   (579 words)

  
 MAR | Data | Assessment for South Tyrolians in Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
While they lack most of the risk factors for protest, such as political and cultural restrictions, government repression, and significant support from Austria, due to their history of protest and their deep commitments to their culture and history, nonviolent political action in the future remains a possibility.
Furthermore, the effect that the increasing integration of the European Union will have on the region has yet to be determined.
There are signs, however, that the German speakers in South Tyrol might try to use the EU to petition for increased autonomy or other privileges which Italy may not be willing to give.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/assessment.asp?groupId=32501   (731 words)

  
 South Tyrol articles on Encyclopedia.com
South Tyrol The cusps of the Plan De Corones Magic mysticism of the Dolomites
Bordering on Germany in the north and on Italy and Switzerland in the south, it is an almost wholly Alpine region, traversed by the Inn River.
Predominantly mountainous, it is the southernmost Austrian province, bordering on Italy and Slovenia in the south.
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=South+Tyrol   (224 words)

  
 Western Fruit Grower: From South Tyrol to the Dalles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
There are 6500 apple growers in South Tyrol, and 42,000 acres of orchards," says Thomann, who owns part of his family's farm.
South Tyrol tree fruit production consists of about 50% Golden Delicious, 15% Galas, 10% Red Delicious, and the remainder are Grannies, Braeburns, and Jonagolds.
The Extension service in South Tyrol is "half government and half private." To obtain advice, a grower has to be a member in the Sudtiroler Beratungsring (council group) at a cost of approximately $100 per hectare per year.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3838/is_200108/ai_n8977468   (836 words)

  
 European Lesson For Kashmir: India, Pakistan can look to South Tyrol solution- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The greatest merit of the South Tyrol formula is that it does not involve redrawing of maps or resettlement of populations.
First and foremost, the South Tyrol issue was never as fundamental to the Austrian state as the Kashmir issue had become to Pakistan.
One can also argue that the South Tyrol formula should apply only to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as the rest of Jammu and Kashmir had never changed hands as a part of the dissolution of the British empire or by any subsequent war.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1155883.cms   (860 words)

  
 American History since 1865
By this plan, most of the South was divided into five military districts, each supervised by a Union major general in command of a detachment of troops.
The National Labor Union was organized, as was the Knights of Labor, headed by Uriah S. Stephens, a Philadelphia garment workers union.
In the South the crop-lien system kept them poor, while on the plains the hardships were many; isolation, long days, little wood, but lots of buffalo dung.
members.aol.com /RAmann2996/American_History.html   (17850 words)

  
 Multilinguismo? Sì, grazie!"- Materiali a cura dell'Antenna del Servizio di Traduzione   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The status of Ladin in the Trentino-South Tyrol region differs from that of German: put simply, it could be said that the rules on the use of this language are limited to the Ladin-speaking areas.
The department's research activities are closely linked to multilingualism in the province of South Tyrol: bilingual education in schools of every level and type, teaching of the second language, teaching of the so-called special languages (i.e.
The protection of the ethno-cultural specificity of South Tyrol which, as I said, was recognised in 1972, was put into practice through a variety of regulations: the regulation implementing the Statutes which influenced the activities of the Department was adopted in 1988 to regulate the use of German and Ladin.
www.uemilano.it /multilinguismo/intervista_coluccia_ingl.html   (1716 words)

  
 West-East Business Partnership: Branchenbörsen helfen Unternehmen beim Einstieg in die EU-Erweiterung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
South Tyrol enjoys significant economic advantages accruing from its central geographic location and its position on the Brenner route, one of the most important transalpine road and rail links.
In addition, South Tyrol is a meeting and merging point of varying cultures.
South Tyrol’s agricultural products are also enormously popular both at home and abroad, above all apples and wine.
www.west-east-partnership.net /6partn_ausl/062_it/it_reg1.html   (575 words)

  
 Italy
The south remained in Roman hands and constituted an area that was politically and culturally very different from Francia.
In 1859 a plebicite voted for union with Sardinia, whence it passed into the Kingdom of Italy when that was formed in 1861.
When Garibaldi landed an army in Sicily in 1860, Bourbon authority collapsed quickly, and the North and the South of Italy were finally reunited for the first time since the invasion of the Lombards in 568.
www.friesian.com /italia.htm   (10172 words)

  
 MAR | Data | Chronology for South Tyrolians in Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In any region where a linguistic minority comprises at least 15% of the population, that minority has the right to watch state television in their own language and have that language taught at all schools.
Ein Tyrol leader Karl Ausserer threatens to renew his group's terror campaign after a member of the group is arrested by Italian police.
The European Union awarded 11.85 million ECU to cross-border regions of Austria and Italy to improve natural resources, increase economic cooperation and develop tourism.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=32501   (963 words)

  
 Union for South Tyrol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Union for South Tyrol (Union für Südtirol) is a regionalist political party in Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy.
Forza Italia - National Alliance - Democrats' Centre Union - Northern League
Sardinian Action Party - Sardinia Nation - South Tyrolese People's Party
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Union_for_South_Tyrol   (201 words)

  
 Cucina Italiana: Trentino South Tyrol - Trent and its Territory
Cucina Italiana: Trentino South Tyrol - Trent and its Territory
The Trentino continues to perform its function of introducing swarms of Austrians and Germans in search of the sun, to the Italian way of life – as well as an introduction to the good food, and, of course, to what is available for drinking.
The passage from the areas using butter for cooking to the areas using oil takes place gradually as one moves further South, and also in direct relation to the altitude of the land.
www.emmeti.it /Cucina/Trentino_Alto_Adige/Storia/Trentino_Alto_Adige.ART.154.uk.html   (2887 words)

  
 Austria, Slovakia hit by major storm | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Slovakia's agriculture minister, Zsolt Simon, said the winds destroyed vast swaths of forest equivalent to 90 percent of the amount of timber harvested annually nationwide.
In Austria, the storm had at least one silver lining: Fresh snow in the alpine province of Tyrol helped police track down and arrest a 43-year-old suspected art thief from Germany.
Gendarmes followed the man's footprints after he fled a mountain hotel where he allegedly stole two oil paintings, police said.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041121/news_1n21storm.html   (398 words)

  
 Area Studies Microforms in University of Missouri Special Collections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The reports on foreign relations deal with the attitudes toward the NATO alliance, relations with the Soviet Union, and attitudes toward the Indochina conflict.
Other dispatches deal with the royal family, the organization of government, the legislature and judiciary, public health, military and naval affairs, social matters, education, American relief for the war damaged areas, financial and economic statistics, labor relations, industry and agriculture, communication and transportation, and the press.
THE SOVIET UNION AND REPUBLICS OF THE FORMER USSR.
mulibraries.missouri.edu /specialcollections/areastmfc.htm   (12645 words)

  
 European Lesson For Kashmir: India, Pakistan Can Look To South Tyrol Solution
New Delhi: The South Tyrol formula has elements in it which could apply to Kashmir.
UN involvement facilitated a bilateral agreement between Austria and Italy in 1971, according to which the German-speaking area, now named Bozen, as part of the Italian region of Trentino- South Tyrol, acquired greater autonomy from Italy.
The sister city of Trento remains an Italian city within the region of Trentino- South Tyrol.
www.jammu-kashmir.com /archives/archives2005/kashmir20050630a.html   (843 words)

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