diff --git a/src/pretix/base/forms/questions.py b/src/pretix/base/forms/questions.py
index aee2ada677..f223ee952a 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/forms/questions.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/forms/questions.py
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ from pretix.base.services.tax import (
     VATIDFinalError, VATIDTemporaryError, validate_vat_id,
 )
 from pretix.base.settings import (
-    COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS, PERSON_NAME_SALUTATIONS,
-    PERSON_NAME_SCHEMES, PERSON_NAME_TITLE_GROUPS,
+    COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS, COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL,
+    PERSON_NAME_SALUTATIONS, PERSON_NAME_SCHEMES, PERSON_NAME_TITLE_GROUPS,
 )
 from pretix.base.templatetags.rich_text import rich_text
 from pretix.base.timemachine import time_machine_now
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ class BaseQuestionsForm(forms.Form):
                     'data-country-information-url': reverse('js_helpers.states'),
                 }),
             )
-            c = [('', pgettext_lazy('address', 'Select state'))]
+            c = [('', '---')]
             fprefix = str(self.prefix) + '-' if self.prefix is not None and self.prefix != '-' else ''
             cc = None
             state = None
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ class BaseInvoiceAddressForm(forms.ModelForm):
         self.fields['country'].choices = CachedCountries()
         self.fields['country'].widget.attrs['data-country-information-url'] = reverse('js_helpers.states')
 
-        c = [('', pgettext_lazy('address', 'Select state'))]
+        c = [('', '---')]
         fprefix = self.prefix + '-' if self.prefix else ''
         cc = None
         if fprefix + 'country' in self.data:
@@ -1088,16 +1088,19 @@ class BaseInvoiceAddressForm(forms.ModelForm):
             cc = str(self.initial['country'])
         elif self.instance and self.instance.country:
             cc = str(self.instance.country)
+        state_label = pgettext_lazy('address', 'State')
         if cc and cc in COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS:
             types, form = COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS[cc]
             statelist = [s for s in pycountry.subdivisions.get(country_code=cc) if s.type in types]
             c += sorted([(s.code[3:], s.name) for s in statelist], key=lambda s: s[1])
+            if cc in COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL:
+                state_label = COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL[cc]
         elif fprefix + 'state' in self.data:
             self.data = self.data.copy()
             del self.data[fprefix + 'state']
 
         self.fields['state'] = forms.ChoiceField(
-            label=pgettext_lazy('address', 'State'),
+            label=state_label,
             required=False,
             choices=c,
             widget=forms.Select(attrs={
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index 2311e62a46..9faa33722b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -3712,6 +3712,14 @@ COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS = {
     'MY': (['State', 'Federal territory'], 'long'),
     'MX': (['State', 'Federal district'], 'short'),
     'US': (['State', 'Outlying area', 'District'], 'short'),
+    'IT': (['Province', 'Free municipal consortium', 'Metropolitan city', 'Autonomous province',
+            'Free municipal consortium', 'Decentralized regional entity'], 'short'),
+}
+COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL = {
+    # Countries in which the "State" field should not be called "State"
+    'CA': pgettext_lazy('address', 'Province'),
+    'JP': pgettext_lazy('address', 'Prefecture'),
+    'IT': pgettext_lazy('address', 'Province'),
 }
 
 settings_hierarkey = Hierarkey(attribute_name='settings')
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/views/js_helpers.py b/src/pretix/base/views/js_helpers.py
index be180e9cd5..303578ec78 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/views/js_helpers.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/views/js_helpers.py
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@
 #
 import pycountry
 from django.http import JsonResponse
+from django.utils.translation import pgettext
 
 from pretix.base.addressvalidation import (
     COUNTRIES_WITH_STREET_ZIPCODE_AND_CITY_REQUIRED,
 )
 from pretix.base.models.tax import VAT_ID_COUNTRIES
-from pretix.base.settings import COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS
+from pretix.base.settings import (
+    COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS, COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL,
+)
 
 
 def states(request):
@@ -35,7 +38,11 @@ def states(request):
         'street': {'required': True},
         'zipcode': {'required': cc in COUNTRIES_WITH_STREET_ZIPCODE_AND_CITY_REQUIRED},
         'city': {'required': cc in COUNTRIES_WITH_STREET_ZIPCODE_AND_CITY_REQUIRED},
-        'state': {'visible': cc in COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS, 'required': cc in COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS},
+        'state': {
+            'visible': cc in COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS,
+            'required': cc in COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS,
+            'label': COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL.get(cc, pgettext('address', 'State')),
+        },
         'vat_id': {'visible': cc in VAT_ID_COUNTRIES, 'required': False},
     }
     if cc not in COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS:
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/context.py b/src/pretix/control/context.py
index 3cdfc1b0bf..5183b13ce1 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/context.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/context.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import get_language
 from django_scopes import scope
 
 from pretix.base.models.auth import StaffSession
-from pretix.base.settings import GlobalSettingsObject
+from pretix.base.settings import COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL, GlobalSettingsObject
 from pretix.control.navigation import (
     get_event_navigation, get_global_navigation, get_organizer_navigation,
 )
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def _default_context(request):
     ctx['js_time_format'] = get_javascript_format('TIME_INPUT_FORMATS')
     ctx['js_locale'] = get_moment_locale()
     ctx['select2locale'] = get_language()[:2]
+    ctx['COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL'] = COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL
 
     ctx['warning_update_available'] = False
     ctx['warning_update_check_active'] = False
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
index 98ba32d7af..f947638161 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
@@ -1475,7 +1475,9 @@ class CountriesAndEUAndStates(CountriesAndEU):
     def __iter__(self):
         for country_code, country_name in super().__iter__():
             yield country_code, country_name
-            if country_code in COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS:
+            if country_code in COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS and country_code not in {"IT"}:
+                # Special case for Italy: Provinces are used in addresses, but are too low-level to
+                # have influence on taxes, so we avoid the bloat in the list of selectable countries.
                 types, form = COUNTRIES_WITH_STATE_IN_ADDRESS[country_code]
                 yield from sorted(((state.code, country_name + " - " + state.name)
                                    for state in pycountry.subdivisions.get(country_code=country_code)
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/order/index.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/order/index.html
index af221e38e0..24c5dd964f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/order/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/order/index.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 {% load eventsignal %}
 {% load l10n %}
 {% load phone_format %}
+{% load getitem %}
 {% block title %}
     {% blocktrans trimmed with code=order.code %}
         Order details: {{ code }}
@@ -560,8 +561,8 @@
                                                 {% if line.street or line.zipcode or line.city or line.country %}
                                                     {{ line.street|default_if_none:""|linebreaksbr }}<br>
                                                     {{ line.zipcode|default_if_none:"" }} {{ line.city|default_if_none:"" }}<br>
+                                                    {% if line.state %}{{ line.state_for_address }}<br>{% endif %}
                                                     {{ line.country.name|default_if_none:"" }}
-                                                    {% if line.state %}<br>{{ line.state }}{% endif %}
                                                 {% else %}
                                                     <em>{% trans "not answered" %}</em>
                                                 {% endif %}
@@ -959,7 +960,7 @@
                                     <dt>{% trans "Country" %}</dt>
                                     <dd>{{ order.invoice_address.country.name|default:order.invoice_address.country_old }}</dd>
                                     {% if order.invoice_address.state %}
-                                        <dt>{% trans "State" context "address" %}</dt>
+                                        <dt>{% trans "State" context "address" as state_label %}{{ COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL|getitem:order.invoice_address.country.code|default:state_label }}</dt>
                                         <dd>{{ order.invoice_address.state_name }}</dd>
                                     {% endif %}
                                     {% if request.event.settings.invoice_address_vatid %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/context.py b/src/pretix/presale/context.py
index 80a9a2f945..2bfeac2c50 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/context.py
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/context.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import get_language_info
 from django_scopes import get_scope
 from i18nfield.strings import LazyI18nString
 
-from pretix.base.settings import GlobalSettingsObject
+from pretix.base.settings import COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL, GlobalSettingsObject
 from pretix.helpers.i18n import (
     get_javascript_format_without_seconds, get_moment_locale,
 )
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ def _default_context(request):
     ctx['html_locale'] = translation.get_language_info(get_language_without_region()).get('public_code', translation.get_language())
     ctx['settings'] = pretix_settings
     ctx['django_settings'] = settings
+    ctx['COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL'] = COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL
 
     ctx['ie_deprecation_warning'] = 'MSIE' in request.headers.get('User-Agent', '') or 'Trident/' in request.headers.get('User-Agent', '')
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/checkout_confirm.html b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/checkout_confirm.html
index b74d399aac..42156a81ed 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/checkout_confirm.html
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/checkout_confirm.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {% load money %}
 {% load eventurl %}
 {% load eventsignal %}
+{% load getitem %}
 {% block title %}{% trans "Review order" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
 <main aria-label="{% trans "Review order" %}">
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
                                 <dt>{% trans "Country" %}</dt>
                                 <dd>{{ addr.country.name }}</dd>
                                 {% if addr.state %}
-                                    <dt>{% trans "State" context "address" %}</dt>
+                                    <dt>{% trans "State" context "address" as state_label %}{{ COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL|getitem:addr.country.code|default:state_label }}</dt>
                                     <dd>{{ addr.state_name }}</dd>
                                 {% endif %}
                                 {% if request.event.settings.invoice_address_vatid and addr.vat_id %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/fragment_cart.html b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/fragment_cart.html
index 23dae50c8a..dc24d42d3a 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/fragment_cart.html
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/fragment_cart.html
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@
                                         <span data-toggle="tooltip" title="{% trans "Attendee address" %}">
                                             {{ line.street|default_if_none:""|linebreaksbr }}<br>
                                             {{ line.zipcode|default_if_none:"" }} {{ line.city|default_if_none:"" }}<br>
+                                            {% if line.state %}{{ line.state_for_address }}<br>{% endif %}
                                             {{ line.country.name|default_if_none:"" }}
-                                            {% if line.state %}<br>{{ line.state }}{% endif %}
                                         </span>
                                     </dd>
                                 {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/order.html b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/order.html
index 62c9c11a83..7750f3c2cd 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/order.html
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/order.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 {% load eventurl %}
 {% load phone_format %}
 {% load rich_text %}
+{% load getitem %}
 {% block title %}
     {% if "thanks" in request.GET or "paid" in request.GET %}
         {% trans "Thank you!" %}
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@
                             <dt>{% trans "Country" %}</dt>
                             <dd>{{ order.invoice_address.country.name|default:order.invoice_address.country_old }}</dd>
                             {% if order.invoice_address.state %}
-                                <dt>{% trans "State" context "address" %}</dt>
+                                <dt>{% trans "State" context "address" as state_label %}{{ COUNTRY_STATE_LABEL|getitem:order.invoice_address.country.code|default:state_label }}</dt>
                                 <dd>{{ order.invoice_address.state_name }}</dd>
                             {% endif %}
                             {% if request.event.settings.invoice_address_vatid and order.invoice_address.vat_id %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/js/addressform.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/js/addressform.js
index 5cae95100d..fe29408037 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/js/addressform.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/js/addressform.js
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ $(function () {
                             );
                         }
 
+                        if ('label' in options) {
+                            dependent.closest(".form-group").find(".control-label").text(options.label);
+                        }
+
                         const required = 'required' in options && options.required && isRequired && visible;
                         dependent.closest(".form-group").toggle(visible).toggleClass('required', required);
                         dependent.prop("required", required);