Encounter zone option South Tyrol: A review of the history of the South Tyroleans

Encounter zone option South Tyrol: A review of the history of the South Tyroleans

In the heart of Innsbruck is the documentation center "Encension Zone Option South Tyrol", which tells people alive, which meant the option for many. This was a contemporary history that shaped millions, and part of this story lives on in the ranks of the South Tyrolean community in Austria.

The overall association of the South Tyroleans in Austria consists of around 3000 members who are mostly descendants of those South Tyroleans who emigrated to Austria during the option. Life partners have also become part of this community in recent times. The members are active in 23 districts all over Austria and represent their roots and history.

important conversations and connections

At a recent meeting in Bolzano, President Helmuth Angermann and other club members had the opportunity to talk to the State Councilor Rosmarie Pamer. Pamer emphasized the "deep connection to South Tyrol", which is shown by the commitment of the members of the overall association. The importance of the community work could not be emphasized enough because it strengthens the band between the two regions.

A central topic at this meeting was the origin and activities of the meeting zone option South Tyrol in Innsbruck. At the event, Gerhard Thomann, the chairman of Tyrol, Vice President Helmut Lüttge and Gebhard Letinger, the head of the documentation center, reported on project development. They explained that they compiled numerous documents and documents and had discussions with contemporary witnesses. The result is a place that serves both memory and the encounters.

The meeting zone acts as a bridge between the generations and cultures and has already established itself as an important place. "It is gratifying to see how well this place will be accepted," said Leitinger during the meeting. Such initiatives are crucial for the preservation of the culture of memory and the promotion of the dialogue between the places of origin and the new living environment.

The State Councilor assumed to visit the documentation center on her next visit to Innsbruck in order to get an idea of the work and the commitment of the association. These visits are not only an expression of interest, but also signs of a cultural link that exists across geographical borders.

The events and the encounter with the state council are part of an ongoing history of solidarity and ties that the South Tyroleans still preserve today. The people who dismissed decades ago to now leave valuable traces in the story of their descendants.

Further information about the association and the meeting zone can be found in the reports of www.tagessezeitung.it .