North Tyrol North Tyrol North Tyrol, or North Tirol is the main part of the Austrian state of Tyrol, located in the western part of the country. The other part of the state is East Tyrol, which also belongs to Austria, but does not share a border with North Tyrol. Besides those two regions, the historical region of Tyrol for many centuries also included the South Tyrol and the historical region of Welschtirol, which were annexed by Italy after World War I. With that, North Tyrol and East Tyrol were effectively cut off from each other. In the aftermath of World War
States of the Weimar Republic occupied by the last state premier. The names of these new "Reichsgaue" were sometimes different and there were some differences in borders. The former states of Burgenland and Vorarlberg were dissolved. The "Reichsgaue" were as follows: Subsequently, additional "Reichsgaue" were added as Germany invaded more European territories before and during World War II. These included: After World War I, the Saar Basin was occupied and governed jointly by the United Kingdom and France from 1920 to 1935 under a League of Nations mandate. After a plebiscite was held in 1935, the region was returned to Germany. In accordance with the