An der Etsch

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Teutonic Bailiwick on the Adige and in the mountains Deutschordensballei An der Etsch und im Gebirge
1260–1805
Coat of arms of the Teutonic Order
Commandries in 1788
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Bolzano 46°29′37″N 11°20′26″E / 46.493526°N 11.340593°E / 46.493526; 11.340593
Common languages	Southern Bavarian
Government	Theocracy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1260
• Joined Austrian Circle	1512
• Ceded to Kingdom of Bavaria	1805
Succeeded by County of Tyrol

An der Etsch und im Gebirge (

History

The Teutonic Knights had erected a first hospital at the confluence of Etsch and Eisack near Bozen in 1202, followed by several hostels along the mountain road up to the Brenner Pass, vital for the Holy Roman Emperors heading for Italy or on crusades to the Holy Land.

The bailiwick lost its autonomy during the Napoleonic Wars upon the 1805 Peace of Pressburg, when Tyrol was ceded to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria and finally incorporated into the Austrian Empire in 1814. From the view of the Teutonic Order, the province was never disestablished and up to today An der Etsch denotes the lay brothers' organisation in South Tyrol.

Commandries around 1400

• Bolzano
• Lana
• Lengmoos
• Schlanders
• Sterzing
• St. Leonhard
• Trento