Bolzano


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Bolzano (German: Bozen) is a city in the South Tyrol region of Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of South Tyrol (German Südtirol, Italian Alto Adige). The province is officially trilingual (Ladin being the third spoken language). The province covers an area of 7,400 sq. km, with 116 communes and 462,999 inhabitants (2001). The province recorded a population gain of 5.1% from 1991 to 2001.

This province is almost completely mountainous. It's main river is the Etsch-Adige, and other important rivers are Eisack-Isarco, forming the Eisack-Isarco valley, and Rienz-Rienza that flows in Puster-Pusteria valley. The easternmost part of the province belongs to the Drave basin, tributary of the Danube. The South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is where the ice-mummy "Ötzi" found in 1991 is kept. The city is also the home of the Italian Army's Alpini High Command (COMALP) and some of its combat and support units.

Source: Wikipedia