Bolzano

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Bolzano, also known as Bozen (see § Names), is the capital city of South Tyrol, officially the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in northern Italy. With a population of 106,901, as for 2026, it 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. 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. In 2023, the city was named a UNESCO City of Music, joining UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. Along with other Alpine towns in South Tyrol, Bolzano engages in the Alpine Town of the...

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