South Tyrolean Unterland

South Tyrolean Unterland seen from Castelfeder
The Mitterberg seen from Auer

The South Tyrolean Unterland (German: Südtiroler Unterland) or Bozen Unterland (Bozner Unterland) is a section of the Etschtal between Bolzano (or Bozen), Salorno (or Salurn) and Tramin. It is known internationally for its wine and the South Tyrolean Wine Road runs through the valley. It is the region where the Gewürztraminer grape originated.

The region should not be confused with the Tyrolean Unterland in Austria.

The Unterland is crossed by the River Etsch, the Brenner Autobahn and the Brenner Railway. The most important town of the region is Neumarkt. Its largest settlement is Laives.

The municipalities of the South Tyrolean Unterland are Aldein, Altrei, Auer, Bronzolo, Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Laives, Margreid, Montan, Neumarkt, Salorno, Tramin, Truden, and Vadena.

History

Between 1921 and 1948 the entire Unterland belonged to Trentino. The Fascist regime in Italy decided to force the so-called mixed-language regions to be Italianised. On 30 May 1946 on the hill of Castelfeder a protest rally was organised by the South Tyrolean People's Party demanding the return of the Unterland to South Tyrol.[1]

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  1. ↑ Gemeinde Kurtinig (Hrsg.): Kurtinig – Ein Dorf an der Sprachgrenze in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, Athesia Verlag 1998.

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