Bolzano, Italy, is the capital of Alto Adige and the only German-speaking city in Italy. The street name is bilingual with German and German, and it is a quaint town with buildings and architectural styles full of Austrian town style. The inhabitants conversed in German and Italian, and the ratio of Italian and German-Austrian descent today is three to one. The goods on display on the streets are full of German and Austrian characteristics, and even some flavored snacks continue the Austro-Hungarian tradition, and it is clear that Mussolini's total Italianization in Bolzano failed. This policy of total Italianization provoked constant popular uprisings. The Germanic and Italian ethnicities were in constant conflict, and marriage was forbidden at that time.
After the mid-twentieth century, Rome adopted a policy of gentleness, allowing Alto Adige to govern itself, and Bolzano primary and secondary schools resumed German and Austrian history courses, so that the two communities could coexist peacefully. As a result, Bolzano devoted himself to the development of industry and commerce, becoming the city with the highest standard of living in Italy, surpassing Rome and Venice.
There are always two avenues in Italian cities named after Garibaldi and Mazinni, the heroes of the unification of Italy. But there are two avenues here, One is Via Alto Adige (also known in German as Sudtirolstrasse or South Teluer Road) and the other is Via Andreas Hofer. He was a hero of the Austrian kingdom of Nantairu, and his life deeds can be sung and wept.
Andreas Hofer was born in 1767 in a small town in the southern Alps, St. Leonhard of South Tyrull (italy has the right to self-governing San Leonardo), about fifty miles north of Bolzano. He was originally an innkeeper in the Alps. Napoleon assigned the county of Tyrus to his vassal Pauliolia, and Hofer organized a strong peasant army to wage the War of Independence of Tyrus and fight napoleon's forces to the death. In 1809, the French allies were severely damaged three times in the southern suburbs of Innsbruck, the capital. It is a pity that his struggle was not supported by Vienna. After the fourth fierce battle, he fled to the depths of the Alps. In 1810 he was betrayed by his partners. Napoleon deported him to Mantua, Italy, for execution.
The center of Bolzano is Walther Square , marked by the Niklaus Cathedral, built around the 13th century. The cityscape is very unpretentious, unlike the streets of Rome, Milan, Venice, shops compete for beauty, attract tourists.