[hanamizu]

Would the South Tyroleans prefer to be in Austria? I ask because the signage looks to be in German.

[Tax-chick]

Interesting point! Maybe there’s Italian signage around the corner.

According to Wikipedia, local language is about 75% Italian to 25% German. However, if tourist traffic includes more German-speakers, it would make sense to have all tourism-related signage in both languages.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Dunno. The sign looks English, unless "iceman" is the same in both.

[Verginius Rufus]

The South Tyrol was part of Austria until after WWI, when it was given to Italy because the Italians joined what turned out to be the winning side in the war. A large part of the population speaks German and the towns tend to have a German version and an Italian version of their name.

I just happened to look at the "Ancient Origins" section on my Family Tree DNA account. There is an icon in the Switzerland/Austria area and I clicked on it. It was all about O"tzi, who was described as belonging to a 4th millennium BCE farming culture from what is currently known as South Tyrol, Austria.

Maybe someone should tell them that South Tyrol now belongs to Italy.