Merano or Meran is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol, Northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to 3,335 metres above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier Valley and the Vinschgau.
Merano
The city's coat of arms on the Postbrücke (postal bridge)
St. Nicholas' Church
Merano as seen from the Hochmuth
South Tyrol is an autonomous province in northern Italy. An English translation of the official German and Italian names could be the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, reflecting the multilingualism and different naming conventions in the area. Together with the autonomous province of Trento, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province is the northernmost of Italy, the second largest with an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi), and has a total population of about 534,000 inhabitants as of 2021. Its capital and largest city is Bolzano.
The Atlas Tyrolensis, showing the entire County of Tyrol, printed in Vienna in 1774
Plaque at a German-language school in both Italian and German
Ulten Valley
The Laubengasse or Via dei portici, a street in the capital Bolzano
