GERMAN-SPEAKERS IN ITALY???

Trentino-South Tyrol has a population of about 940,000 people (460,000 in Bozen/Bolzano and 480,000 in Trento).

The main ethnic groups are Italian-speakers (about 60% of the total) and German speakers (a little under 35%), with a small minority speaking the Ladin language (5%).

In Bozen/Bolzano province or South Tyrol, the majority language is German (about 70% of the population). In Trento province or Trentino there are very few German-speakers. They live mainly in the municipality of Lusern/Luserna and four municipalities in the Bersntol/Mocheni Valley.
From http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/reference/trentino-alto_adige

• Rick Steve's tour of the area
• Wikipedia - Trentino
• History of South Tyrol
• Treaty of Saint German