''Dolomiten'' is an Italian local daily newspaper, based in

Bozen Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...

Bolzano Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...

. It is the oldest and most important

German-language German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a c ...

newspaper published in

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

, a region where German is spoken by the majority of the inhabitants. The title takes the German name of the local mountain range, the

Dolomites The Dolomites ( it, Dolomiti ; Ladin: ''Dolomites''; german: Dolomiten ; vec, Dołomiti : fur, Dolomitis), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form par ...

History

Founded in 1882 as the ''Der Tiroler'', the paper was renamed ''Der Landsmann'' in August 1923 after the ban of use the "Tirolo" name in all its forms by the fascist government. In October 1925 the newspaper was forced to close due to its anti-fascist stance and reopened two years after, only under heavy and restrictive terms, as the media outlet of the catholic association

Azione Cattolica The Azione Cattolica Italiana, or Azione Cattolica (Catholic Action) for short, is a widespread Roman Catholic lay association in Italy. History In Italy in 1905, Azione Cattolica was established as a non-political lay organization under the dir ...

, through the branch at the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trento The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Trento ( la, Archidioecesis Tridentina, German Trient), in the Triveneto, is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese named after its see in Alpine Italy, Trento (Tr(i)ent), in Trentino-Alto Adige region. Th ...

and in 1926 was renamed with the present name ''Dolomiten''. In 1943 the newspaper was closed again, by the German-Nazi administration in Italy, and a number of journalists were deported to the

Dachau concentration camp , , commandant = List of commandants , known for = , location = Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany , built by = Germany , operated by = ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) , original use = Political prison , construction ...

. The publication was reopened only in 1945, after obtaining the permission by the Allied military government. Today the newspaper publishes also a number of weekly and monthly inserts, focused on entertainment and financial issues.

References

External links

Official website
(in German) {{Authority control German-language mass media in South Tyrol German-language newspapers published in Europe Mass media in Bolzano Daily newspapers published in Italy Publications established in 1882