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Tirol (; , also Dorf Tirol; Latin Tyrolum; many of the region's Italian languages/dialects
List of Languages of Italy

The official language of Italy is Italian language, a descendant of the Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin , but several regional languages are also spoken to varying degrees....
 use Tirol) is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento
Trento

Trento is an Italy city located in the Adige in Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol. It is the capital of the region and of the Autonomous Province of Trento....
 and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,361 and an area of 25.6 km².






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Tirol (; , also Dorf Tirol; Latin Tyrolum; many of the region's Italian languages/dialects
List of Languages of Italy

The official language of Italy is Italian language, a descendant of the Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin , but several regional languages are also spoken to varying degrees....
 use Tirol) is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento
Trento

Trento is an Italy city located in the Adige in Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol. It is the capital of the region and of the Autonomous Province of Trento....
 and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,361 and an area of 25.6 km². According to the 2001 census, 97.69% of the population speak German, 2.13% Italian and 0.18% Ladin
Ladin

Ladin is a Rhaetian languages spoken in the Dolomites mountains in Italy between the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol and Veneto. It is closely related to the Swiss Romansh language, Surselvan, and Friulian language....
 as first language.

The municipality of Tirol contains the frazione
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
 (subdivision) St. Peter (San Pietro).

Tirol borders the following municipalities: Kuens (Caines)
Kuens

Kuens is a comune in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italy region Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano in the Passeier Valley....
, Algund (Lagundo)
Algund

Algund is a comune in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italy region Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol, located about 70 km north of Trento and about 25 km northwest of Bolzano....
, Merano (Meran), Moos in Passeier (Moso in Passiria)
Moos in Passeier

Moos in Passeier is a comune in the Passeier Valley, in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Northern Italy region Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol....
, Partschins (Parcines)
Partschins

Partschins is a comune in the province of Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italy region Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 30 km northwest of the city of Bolzano....
, Riffian (Rifiano)
Riffian

Riffian is a comune in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italy region Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol, located about 70 km north of Trento and about 25 km northwest of Bolzano....
, and Schenna (Scena)
Schenna

Schenna is a comune in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italy region Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano....
.

The name of the historical region of Tyrol, stems from the Castle Tyrol
Castle Tyrol

Castle Tyrol or Tirol castle is a castle near Merano, Italy. It was the ancestral seat of the County of Tyrol and gave the region of History of Tyrol its name....
, which is located in the village.

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