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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: / novalectio The history of Alto Adige (Südtirol) is the story of a centuries-old dispute between Austria and Italy, a conflict of irredentism, desires for autonomy and the desire for centralism. The turmoil of the current autonomous province of Bolzano has its roots in the 19th century, with the rise of South Tyrolean independence movements against the Habsburg homeland, and subsequently (after the Great War) against the Kingdom of Italy and the regime during the twenty-year period. But whose Alto Adige does it really belong to? Is it Italian? Or Austrian? The dispute that has shaken public opinion in both countries up until recent times shows us that the answer is not at all easy. Let us try to clarify, as far as possible and briefly, the history of the division between German-speaking and Italian-speaking populations in that border land above the Italian Trentino. The Nova Lectio community: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novalectio/... Discord (Circolo di Mecenate): https://discordapp.com/invite/aP83NYK Sources used: 1) Ribichini (2017), From South Tyrol to Alto Adige. 2) Roveda (2020), Alto Adige Conteso.