1. examples of multilingual areas

South-Tirol: Italian triumphal arch in Bozen

 

 

 

Inscription:

HINC CETEROS EXCOLUMUS LINGUA LEGIBUS ARTIBUS

To this frontier we have civilised the others with language, laws and arts.

 

 

Vintschgau-Val Venosta

The same area with German names (top) and Italianised names (below)

 

Italian, German and Ladin name versions in Northeastern Italy

 

(Carta Nazionale della Svizzera 1: 50 000 Glorenza, 259bis. 1981)