13 Facts About Bolzano

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Bolzano is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.

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Bolzano is the seat of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where lectures and seminars are held in English, German, and Italian.

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Bolzano is considered a bridge between Northern Europe and Southern Europe due to the three spoken languages in South Tyrol and the confluence of Italian and German-Austrian culture.

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4.

The climate of Bolzano is influenced by its low altitude in a valley south of the main alps.

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5.

In 1277 Bolzano was conquered by Meinhard II, the Count of Tyrol, leading to a struggle between the counts of Tyrol and the bishops of Trent.

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Bolzano is the biggest city in South Tyrol, which is an autonomous province in Northern Italy with a special statute.

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Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, founded in October 1997, is actively involved in basic and applied research projects through its five faculties, of which four are located in Bolzano.

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Bolzano was founded in 2009 and since then specializes in areas such as "Automation and Mechatronic Engineering" and "Process Engineering in Construction".

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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano was founded in 1997 and has its headquarters in the city of Bolzano.

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Bolzano is connected to the motorway network A22-E45 to Trento and Verona and to Innsbruck and Munich .

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In Bolzano South there is a transport hub that connects the dual carriageway MeBo with the A22 motorway.

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12.

The station of Bolzano is served by Frecciargento trains of Trenitalia, Italo EVO of Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori and EuroCity trains of OBB.

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Bolzano is the host city to the Giro delle Dolomiti annual road bike event.

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