Talk:Tyrol (state)

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[edit] "Returned to Italy"

Quoth the article:

After World War I, South Tyrol and Trentino returned to Italy.

Hopefully I am not wading into an ethnic fight here, but ... had S. Tyrol and Trentino ever been a part of Italy? Is "returned" the right word here? --Jfruh (talk) 20:57, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Czech name

What's the significance of the Czech name for this state? Other Austrian states tend to have their names listed in German and in the languages of significant minorities. Only about 0.4% of the Austrians speak Czech, though [1], and I don't think very many of them live in Tyrol (am I wrong?). It also doesn't border on Czech territory, so what's the reason for giving a Czech name (and not the Italian or Slovenian names, for instance)? -- Jao 21:05, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Second highest mountain

The highest mountain in the state is the Großglockner in the Hohe Tauern, with an elevation of 3,798 m (12,461 ft.). This is second only to the highest mountain of South Tyrol, the Ortler, 3,905 m (12,812 ft.), a summit that was in the times of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy the highest top of the empire.

Second highest of what? Certainly not of the Alps. Of the entire Tyrol? (Is that even a well-defined region?) Or of the old dual monarchy? Then that should be stated more clearly, or probably not at all. -- Jao 10:59, 9 July 2007 (UTC)