In a land of borders and clashing identity, there are many sites, symbols, and written traces of fascist heritage that are still perceived as controversial and divisive in South Tyrol, the autonomous alpine region that sits between Italy and Austria.

One is the Italian name itself, Alto Adige. But these traces also include the barracks that recall the conspicuous, threatening arrival of soldiers sent to Italianize the province, and they include monuments that claimed the legitimacy of the Italian border. The best known, on a national level, is certainly the Monument of Victory of Bolzano.