South Tyrolean Unterland

As a South Tyrolean lowlands (often Bozen country, Italian Bassa Atesina ) is a section of the Adige Valley between Bolzano, Salurn and Tramin called. As a wine -growing region, it is known internationally and the South Tyrolean wine road runs through the valley. It is among other things the area of ​​origin of Gewurztraminer.

The lower country is crossed by the Adige, the Brenner motorway and the Brenner railway. As capital of the Lowlands applies Neumarkt. Biggest place is Leifers.

The communities of the South Tyrolean country are Aldein Altrei, Auer, Branzoll, Kurtatsch, Kurtinig Laives, Magrè Montan, Neumarkt, Pfatten, Salurn, Tramin, and Truden.

The communes of Appiano Appiano and that the Mitterberg demarcates the Adige valley towards are not counted for the lowlands, but called Überetsch. Lowlands and Überetsch together form the district community Überetsch sub country. Not to be confused is the lowlands with the Tyrolean lowlands.

History

Between 1921 and 1948, the entire lower land belonged to the province of Trento. The measure was adopted by the Fascist regime to force Italianisation the so-called " mixed-language areas". On May 30, 1946 Castelfeder was called with an event organized by the South Tyrolean People's Party protest rally, the recycling of the country to the province of Bolzano on the hill.