Was Northern Italy originally German?

Northern Italy was never originally German. The only part of Northern Italy that was originally German, and still is nominally Germanic is the mountainous area known by Italians as the Alto Adige, and by the Austrians as Tyrol. read more

Across the centre of Europe the Celts move gradually west through Germany into France, northern Spain and Britain. Germans on the move: from the 2nd century BC In the 2nd century BC, Germanic tribes move south and east from Scandinavia. read more

Northern-European is what any Germanic groups would fall under, since Germanic people were northern European-like, but maybe with some minor mixes wtih Dacians & other wogs before they came to Italy. Slavs & Scythians would also get a lot of "North-European", even though they are east European. read more

Northern Italy is the most developed and productive area of the country, with one of the highest GDPs per capita in Europe. It was the first part of Italy to become industrialised in the last half of the 19th century; the so-called industrial triangle was formed by the manufacturing centres of Milan and Turin, as well as the seaport of Genoa. read more