German Tyrol

German Tyrol (German: Deutschtirol; Italian: Tirolo tedesco) is a historical region in the Alps now divided between Austria and Italy. It includes largely ethnic German areas of historical County of Tyrol: the Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East Tyrol) and the province of South Tyrol but not the largely Italian-speaking province of Trentino (formerly Welschtirol).

Provinz Deutschtirol
Province of German Tyrol
Province of the German Austria
1918–1919
CapitalInnsbruck
Area 
 1910
20,039 km2 (7,737 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
555,000
History 
 Established
12 November 1918
 Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
10 September 1919
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Austria-Hungary
First Austrian Republic
Kingdom of Italy
Today part ofAustria
Italy
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