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Bolzano

Also known as Bozen, Bulsan, Balsan

Bolzano, also known as Bozen (see ), is the capital city of South Tyrol, officially the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in northern Italy. The city has a population of . Bolzano is the largest city in South Tyrol and the third-largest in historical Tyrol. The greater metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants and is one of the urban centres within the Alps.

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Bolzano is the capital and largest city of South Tyrol, a province in northern Italy, with a metropolitan area of about 250,000 people that ranks among the major urban centers in the Alps. The city is historically significant as the third-largest in the region of Tyrol and serves as an important hub within the Alpine region.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Bolzano
Italian comune.native_name: Bozen
Italian comune.official_name: Città di BolzanoStadt Bozen
Italian comune.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Panorama of Bolzano; ; , main road in the historic centre; Bolzano Cathedral; the Talvera Bridges and Museion; South Tyrol Archaeological Museum; Sigmundskron Castle; Bolzano Victory Monument
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Bozen.svg
Italian comune.image_shield: ITA Bolzano COA.svg
Italian comune.pushpin_map: Italy Trentino-South Tyrol#Italy#Europe
Italian comune.region: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Italian comune.province: Bolzano (BZ)
Italian comune.mayor_party: Independent; Centre-right coalition
Italian comune.mayor: Claudio Corrarati
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 52.3
Italian comune.population_total: 106177
Italian comune.population_as_of: May 2025
Italian comune.population_demonym: Italian: bolzanini German: Bozner/Boznerin or Bozener/Bozenerin Ladin: bulsanins
Italian comune.elevation_m: 262
Italian comune.istat: 021008
Italian comune.postal_code: 39100

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bolzano/Bozen
Demonym: bolzanini
Award: Alpine Town of the Year
Country: Habsburg monarchy
Located in: County of Tyrol
Official language: German
Population: 106107
Area: 52.29
Elevation: 262
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: South Tyrol
Shares border with: Terlan
Official website: www.comune.bolzano.bz.it
Image: Panorama Bolzano2.JPG
Dialing code: 0471
Licence plate code: BZ
Patron saint: Assumption of Mary

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twinned administrative body: Erlangen
Commons category: Bolzano
postal code: 39100
topic's main category: Category:Bolzano
category for people born here: Category:Births in Bolzano
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bolzano
category of associated people: Category:People from Bolzano
Commons gallery: Bolzano/Bozen
member of: Climate Alliance
P11012: Rusinowo
P8168: Torre Canavese
native label: Bozen

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Encyclopedic overview

49 sections

Contents

Names
Geography
Location
City districts and neighbouring communities
Climate
Demographics
Linguistic distribution
History
Prehistory and Roman settlement
Bavarian settlement
Bishopric of Trent
County of Tyrol
Annexation by Italy
Second World War
Capital of an autonomous province
Economy
Exhibition Bolzano
Italian German Business Forum Bozen-Bolzano
Companies
Research centers
NOI Techpark
Free University of Bolzano-Bozen
Eurac Research
Fraunhofer Italia
Politics
City Council
Mayors
Euroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino
Main sights
Culture
Museums
Libraries and archives
Cinema and theater
Cultural events
Education
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
State College of Health Professions "Claudiana"
Conservatory "Claudio Monteverdi"
Transport
Sport
Local teams
People
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

Bolzano is the seat of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where lectures and seminars are held in Italian, German, and English. The city is also home to the Italian Army's Alpini High Command (COMALP) and some of its combat and support units. In the 2020 version of the annual ranking of quality of life in Italian cities, Bolzano was jointly ranked first for quality of life alongside Bologna.

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