Merano or Meran is a comune in South Tyrol, Northern Italy. The city is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to 3,335 metres above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier Val
View of Merano
The city's coat of arms on the Postbrücke (postal bridge)
Tyrol is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hu
Merano
…It is the second-largest city in South Tyrol after Bozen/Bolzano and serves as an important cultural and economic centre. The city began as a medieval Tyrolean settlement and became the capital of the County of Tyrol in the 13th century, before political power later shifted to Innsbruck. In the 19th century…
Inn Valley with a view of Kufstein and the prominent Pendling mountain
left summit: the Königspitze, right summit: the Ortler; seen from Lake Reschen