Zeitungsreise: Living History

Topic

German language islands

2 articles

Articles

Der Bote für Tirol1819–18294 tags

On the German Alpine Inhabitants of South Tyrol: Popular Character and Industry

The fourth part of the treatise describes the trades and economic activities of the German-speaking enclaves in Trentino and Venetia, notably from Folgaria, Lavarone, Pergine, and the Fersina Valley. Alongside dry-stone wall construction and woodworking, it details the itinerant trade in religious prints conducted as far as Eastern Europe and the Ottoman border. Their business dealings relied on verbal trust and ancient customary law.

Der Bote für Tirol1819–18295 tags

German colonies in southern Tyrol and Upper Italy

A historical investigation into the origins, language, and dialects of the German linguistic islands in southern Tyrol and Upper Italy, including the Sette and Tredici Comuni as well as the settlements in the Regglberg area. The author discusses various hypotheses regarding the establishment of these colonies and calls for thorough scientific study before the German language vanishes from these regions.

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