The Landeshauptmann or Landeshauptfrau is the chairman of a state government and the supreme official of an Austrian state and the Italian autonomous provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino. His or her function is equivalent to that of a minister-president or premier. Until 1933 the term was also used in Prussia for the head of government of a province, in the modern-day states of Germany the counterpart to Landeshauptmann is the Ministerpräsident (minister-president).
Luis Durnwalder, Landeshauptmann of South Tyrol 1989–2014
Image: Michael Ludwig Veranstaltung „1. Tag des Wiener Wohnbaus“ (2)
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South Tyrol is an autonomous province in northern Italy. An English translation of the official German and Italian names could be the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, reflecting the multilingualism and different naming conventions in the area. Together with the autonomous province of Trento, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province is the northernmost of Italy, the second largest with an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi), and has a total population of about 534,000 inhabitants as of 2021. Its capital and largest city is Bolzano.
The Atlas Tyrolensis, showing the entire County of Tyrol, printed in Vienna in 1774
Plaque at a German-language school in both Italian and German
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The Laubengasse or Via dei portici, a street in the capital Bolzano
