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Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion | |
|---|---|
 Location of Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino in Central Europe | |
| Office(s) | Bolzano andBrussels |
| Official languages | German,Italian,Ladin,Cimbrian,Mocheno |
| Type | Euroregion |
| Membership | |
| Leaders | |
• President | Arno Kompatscher (SVP) |
| Establishment | 1998 |
| Area | |
• Total | 26,254 km2 (10,137 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 1,755,186 |
TheTyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion (German:Europaregion Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino;Italian:Euregio Tirolo-Alto Adige-Trentino) is aEuroregion formed by three different regional authorities inAustria andItaly: the Austrianstate ofTyrol (i.e.North andEast Tyrol) and the Italian autonomousprovinces ofSouth Tyrol andTrentino.
The boundaries of the association correspond to the formerPrincely County of Tyrol, a crown land of theHabsburg monarchy (including the formerPrince-bishoprics ofTrent andBrixen) which for centuries shaped life in theAlpine region. Excluded from the association due to a change of the province by the fascists, areCortina,Livinallongo,Colle Santa Lucia,Pedemonte,Valvestino andMagasa, but they have voted in 2007/2008 to revert to the provinces of South Tyrol/Trentino, which has not yet been approved by the Italian legislature in Rome.[citation needed] Divided afterWorld War I, the region retained much of its cultural integrity by its traditionally strong attachment to the land and a profound desire for self-government on both sides of the border. The long-standing cultural, social and economic ties, as much as the recognition of convergent interests based on its traditional role as transit country and its largely identical environmental conditions in theEastern Alps, led to the creation of the Euroregion by the three provinces in 1998.[citation needed]
Linguistically, the population in Austrian Tyrol isGerman-speaking, while the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of the Trentino isItalian-speaking. In South Tyrol, approximately two-thirds speak German as their mother tongue and one-quarter speak Italian.[1] Overall, 62% of the Euroregion are German speakers and 37% Italian speakers. About 1% of the total population of the Euroregion speakLadin as mother tongue, this group being mainly indigenous to South Tyrol, but also to the Trentino and Belluno.
The Euroregion in numbers as of 31 December 2006:[2]
| Region | Surface in km² | Population (31.12.2011) | Population density per km2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrol | 12,648 | 710,042 | 56.1 |
| South Tyrol | 7,400 | 511,750 | 69.2 |
| Trentino | 6,207 | 533,394 | 85.9 |
| Overall | 26,255 | 1,755,186 | 66.8 |
Cross-border cooperation between the three neighbours covers today many fields, including tourism, traffic, infrastructure, social services and environmental issues in the sensitive central Alps area. In 2001, the jointAlpendeklaration ('Alpine declaration'), a charter for sustainable development, called for a reconciliation of economic pressures with the wish of the local population to preserve its living environment. A common liaison office was set up inBrussels to foster relations with theEU.
Following a historic meeting between the parliaments of Austrian Tyrol and South Tyrol in 1971, the first in 57 years, the joint meetings were extended 20 years later to include the Trentino. In the 1990s, the Austrian federal-state ofVorarlberg, which enjoyed close relations with the region in the past, was granted observer status in the Three Provinces' Parliament (Dreier Landtag). Meetings of the assembly were held at various places of historical importance, such asInnsbruck and the former capital of Tyrol,Merano.
