Illustration – 1972-2022 – 50 Years of South Tyrolean Autonomy Statute

Ende 1. Weltkrieg: Österreich muss Südtirol an Italien abtreten, als Reparationsleistung
Fine della prima guerra mondiale: l’Austria deve cedere l’Alto Adige all’Italia, come risarcimenti

This illustration represents the change of sovereignty over the territory of South Tyrol in 1919, given to the Kingdom of Italy as war reparations by the losing and crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire after WWI. Carl I; the last emperor of Austria-Hungary (left), gives South Tyrol (shield) to Victor Emanuel III, the king of Italy at the time (right). On the background you can see the mountain formation that’s near Bolzano\Bozen: the Rosen Garten.