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Merano Destination Guide

Explore Merano in Italy

Merano in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige with its 35,505 inhabitants is a place in Italy - some 336 mi or ( 541 km ) North of Rome , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Merano

Time in Merano is now 12:29 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Innsbruck, Munich, Prague, Vicenza, and Verona. Since you are here already, consider visiting Innsbruck . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Merano ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Südtirol, Italy : Looking for the centre of Europe

8:05 min by Europeanregistry
Views: 31035 Rating: 2.85

We took a road trip through the Italian Alps, from Livigno to Merano. We spoke with people along the way to find out how these two mountain cities managed to become modern-day European hotspots. The p ..

Impressionen aus Meran

2:03 min by meranerland
Views: 10489 Rating: 5.00

Impressionen aus der Stadt Meran in Südtirol. ..


Ruhe spüren in der Ferienregion Meraner Land in Südtirol

1:40 min by meranerland
Views: 4832 Rating: 5.00

Der Videoclip "Ruhe spüren" wurde auf dem Tappeinerweg oberhalb von Meran aufgenommen. Weitere Informationen: www.meranerland.com Eine tagraum Produktion im Auftrag der Marketinggesellschaft Meran (MG ..

Hotel Meran, Hotel Südtirol, Hotel Westend © www.tourTV.de

9:27 min by RatgeberTV Harald von der Ems
Views: 4149 Rating: 5.00

tourTV hat das Hotel Westend als Hotel Meran und Hotel Südtirol besucht. Erleben Sie Sehenswürdigkeiten in der Kurstadt, die Therme, Pferderennbahn und vieles mehr. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Meran Tramway

The Meran Tramway was built to satisfy the urban transport requirement in the town of Meran, at that time an important town in the Austrian monarchy. There was already a tramway crossing the town, the Lana-Meran railway. The new tram line was to cross the town at right angles to the existing line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.67 11.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1908 establishments in Austria-Hungary, 1956 disestablishments in Italy, Merano, Tram transport in Italy, Transport in South Tyrol

Merano derailment

The Merano derailment occurred on 12 April 2010 when a train derailed between Latsch and Kastelbell, near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people.

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Located at 46.67 11.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 2010 in Italy, History of South Tyrol, Landslides, Railway accidents in 2010, Railway accidents in Italy

Steinerner Steg

The Steinerner Steg is a two-arched, stone-built footbridge across the Passer in Merano, South Tyrol, northern Italy. The oldest bridge in the town, it connects the historic centre and the Steinach district with the Obermais quarter. In 1615 the wooden aqueduct which spanned the river here had fallen into disrepair and the town decided to demolish it and build a stone bridge in its place. The following year Andrä Tanner, an architect from Brixen, was contracted to build the replacement.

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Located at 46.67 11.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Arch bridges, Bridges completed in 1617, Bridges in Italy, Buildings and structures in South Tyrol, Merano, Stone bridges, Transport in South Tyrol

Burggrafenamt

The Burggrafenamt is a district in the western part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the part of the Adige river valley between Naturns and Bolzano, and its side valleys Passeier Valley and Ulten Valley.

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Located at 46.68 11.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Districts of South Tyrol

Passer (river)

The Passer is a 42.6 km torrent in northern Italy, a left tributary of the Adige, whose entire course lies within South Tyrol. The stream rises near the Alpine pass between Italy and Austria known as the Timmelsjoch, and flows through the Passeier Valley where the most important settlement is St. Leonhard in Passeier. The river joins the Adige at Meran, where it is a significant site for competitive canoeing, beneath the Steinerner Steg.

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Located at 46.68 11.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Adige basin, Rivers of Italy, Rivers of South Tyrol

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Merano