Facts & Figures about South Tyrol
(July 2022)
Country | Italia
Status | Autonomous Province of Bolzano (since 1972)
Surface area | 7,400 km2
Inhabitants | 535,774 (December 2021)
Capital city | Bozen/Bolzano (107,025 inhabitants - December 2021)
Official languages | German (70%), Italian (26%), Ladin (4%)
Bordering countries | Austria, Switzerland
Arrivals per tourism year (2021) | 5,372,949
Overnight stays per tourism year (2021) | 23,778,302
Guests’ country of origin | 47.9% DE, 37.9% IT, 4.2% CH, 3% AT
UNESCO World Heritage | Dolomites
Highest mountain | Ortler, Vinschgau valley (3,905 m)
Largest lake | Kalterer See lake (1.47 km2, warmest bathing lake in the Alps)
Main rivers | Adige (153 km), Eisack (95.5 km), Rienza (80.9 km)
Smallest town | Glurns/Glorenza, Vinschgau valley (880 inhabitants)
Oldest South Tyrolean | Ötzi (over 5,300 years old)
Most famous South Tyrolean | Reinhold Messner
Highest church tower | Schlanders/Silandro, Vinschgau valley (91 m)
Largest high-Alpine pasture |Seiser Alm, Dolomites (52 km²)
Longest ski slope | Trametsch in the Plose mountain area, Eisacktal valley (9 km)
Largest skiing network | Dolomiti Superski (1,200 km of ski slopes)
National park | Stilfserjoch national park
Nature parks | Schlern-Rosengarten, Texelgruppe range, Puez-Odle area, Fanes-Sennes-Prags, Trudner Horn mountain, Sexten Dolomites, Rieserferner-Ahrn mountain range
Castles & manors | 800 manors, castles and mansions
Food & Drink | 24 Michelin stars for 19 restaurants of which 1 with 3 stars and 3 with 2 stars, 5 with the "green star"
Hotel groups | 31 Vitalpina Hotels, 25 Familienhotels, 29 Belvita Hotels, 18 Historic South Tyrol (historic hotels)
Non-hotels | agrotourism, camping, flats, bed & breakfast, mountain huts & hotels, hostels
Autochthonous wines | Vernatsch, Lagrein
Quality wines | 5,400 hectares of cultivated area, 36% red wine, 64% white wine, 0,1% Italian production, 98% DOC
South Tyrolean quality products | Apple juice & apple vinegar, apple strudel, berries, beer, bread, meat, free-range eggs, fruit spreads & jams, vegetables, Grappa, honey, herbs & spices, milk, stone fruits, dried fruits
South Tyrolean Apple PGI | 7,000 apple farmers, 13 apple varieties (Gala, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Topaz, Morgenduft, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Winesap, Braeburn, Jonagold, Elstar, Pinova, Idared)
Speck Alto Adige PGI | 28 Speck smoked ham producers with 5% salt content, 22 weeks maturing time
Schüttelbrot Alto Adige PGI | 8 producers
Slow Food Presidia | Ahrntal valley Graukäse, Villnösser Brillenschaf sheep, Alpine gray cattle, Vinschgau valley Ur-Paarl bread, Schnalstal valley sheep
Ark of Taste Slow Food | Vinschgau valley apricot, Moscato Rosa, Pala pear, Pustertaler Sprinzen cattle, Pinzgauer cattle, Ziger (cheese), Stelvio (cheese)