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  • Meran is located in South Tyrol and, after Bolzano, with 39,000 inhabitants, is the second largest city in South Tyrol.. <9> The city is located in a basin surrounded by mighty mountains, including the 3335m high Texelgruppe, but opens to the south.. <9> <9> <994/1197435> <994/1304563> <994/1295049> <994/1295047> <994/1295046> <994/1295048> <9> <9> History <9> <9> * first settlement in late antiquity under the name Castrum Maiense (present district of corn) <9> * first mention of the actual Meran 857 under the name Mairania <9> * until 1420 capital of the county of Tyrol (formally until 1848) <9> * 1440 of the Landlord moves to Innsbruck, thereby Meran loses its supremacy as an economic center <9> * 1809 Tyrolean freedom-fighting victory of the Tyroleans in the fight on the Küchelberg over the French and Bavarians <9> * after 1918 Meran and South Tyrol come to Italy, but defends itself in contrast to Bolzano against the assimilation attempts of the fascist Italian regime.. This is among other things the mayor Dr.. Max Markart (term 1922-1935).. <9> * World War II Meran is a military hospital, in the years 1945-47 there are 15,000 Holocaust survivors in the city <9> * Already under the Habsburgs Merano was a spa and tourist town.. This could be expanded again after the Second World War.. <9> * 1981 World Chess Championship between Karpov and Kortschnoi <9> <9> General information <9> <9> Merano has a Mediterranean climate with around 300 days of sunshine a year.. The northern Texel group protects the valley with over 3300 m altitude from too much rainfall and cold winds, but allows the plain in the south to penetrate the warm Mediterranean winds.. <9> This allows the growth of Mediterranean plants such.. As palm trees, cypresses, laurels, myrtles, holm oaks and Lebanon cedars.. <9> <9> <994/1332404> <994/1332410> <994/1332411> <994/1332412> <994/1332414> <994/1332415> <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> * Parish Church of St. Nicholas with the Barbara Chapel at the end of the Upper Lauben <9> * parish church of St. Vigil in Untermais <9> * Spitalkirche - Holy Spirit Church on the left bank of the Passer and outside the old town <9> * Synagogue, Schillerstraße 14, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 15: 00-18: 00 <9> Thursdays and Fridays: 09: 00-12: 00 <9> Open all year round, except on Jewish holidays <9> * Provincial Castle, in the center of Merano.. Access from Galileo street or the arbours, on the back of the town hall.. <9> * Zenoburg on Zenoberg, Via Monte S. Zeno 75 <9> * Ottoburg (temporary residence of Franz Kafka), Maiastrasse 12 <9> * Theater bridge on the Passer <9> * Post bridge <9> * Gilf with Steinernem footbridge <9> * Terrace at the Tappeinerweg (Remains of an explosives storage hall) <9> * Pulverturm (Ortenstein) <9> * Botanical Gardens, Via S. Valentino 51 or the Gardens of <9> * Trauttmansdorff Castle <9> * City gate Passeirer Tor , Bozner Tor, Vinschger Tor, Ultner Tor (demolished) <9> * Old Town with Laubengasse <9> * Municipal Theater, built in Art Nouveau style by Martin Dülfer in 1899, Corso della Libertà 27 <9> * Spa House, Corso della Libertà 33 <9> * Meraner Kurthermen, Thermenplatz 9 <9> * Promenade (winter and summer promenade) <9> <9> Museums <9> <9> * Tourismusmuseum Touriseum, in Trauttmannsdorff Castle <9> * Women´s Museum Evelyn Ortner in Laubengasse offers an insight in different periods of the history of the woman and is privately run <9> Art Meran / Merano arte in the house of the savings bank for contemporary. fine art in the Meraner Lauben.. <9> * Stadtmuseum, Passeirergasse 7, oldest museum in South Tyrol.. It shows exhibits from prehistory to today.. <9> <9> in the surroundings of Meran <9> <9> * Tyrol Castle, ancestral seat of the Counts of Tyrol with the South Tyrol Museum <9> * Site of Ötzi, the 5000 year old man from the ice in the Schnalstal valley <9 > <9> Leisure activities <9> <9> Ski areas <9> <9> * Meran 2000 in Hafling <9> * Ski resort Pfelders in Passeier <9> * Ortler Skiarena Ski areas around Merano <9> * Ski area Schnalstaler Gletscher in the Schnalstal <9> * Ski area Schwemmalm in the Ultental valley <9> <9> <9> * Thermal baths and hotel <9> <9> End of 2005 Opening of a 50,000 m² park in the middle of Merano, with new thermal baths, the interior was designed by Matteo Thun <9> The Hotel Therme Meran, which opened in 2006, belonged to the Steigenberger Group, but since 2009 has been run by the Therme Meran AG.. <9> <9> * Racecourse <9> <9> In Untermais near Meran you will find Europe´s biggest racecourse.. It is a 5km race track on which races have been held since 1935.. <9> A visit is especially recommended on Easter Monday, when the Haflinger Galopprennen takes place and the great price of Merano, an obstacle race on the last Sunday in September.. <9> <9> Events <9> <9> * Easter Monday, Haflinger Galopprennen <9> * last Sunday in September, highly endowed horse obstacle race <9> * Meraner Advent with Christkindlsmarkt Krampusumzug and Benefizkonzerten.. <9> <9> <994/1382927> <994/1382930> <994/998290> <994/998291> <994/998289> <994/1295040> <994/1262828> <994/1332404> <994/1332410 > <994/1332411> <994/1332412>

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Motorhome place campsite Hermitage

CP ()39012 Meran Tyrol Italy
Pay for use site 48.9 until 56.9 Euro
WMSEN DwcWvTvU
open 22.März until 12.November

Motorhome place Live Merano campsite

CP ()39012 Meran Tyrol Italy
Pay for use site 84 Euro
WMSEN DwcU
open 26.März until 31.Dezember

Motorhome place Tagesparkplatz Falzeben

PN ()39010 Falzeben Tyrol Italy
Pay for use site 12 Euro
WMSEN DwcU
open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Stellplatz Schwimmbadstraße

SP ()39012 Meran Italy
Pay for use site 29.10 until 22 Euro
WMSEN DwcU
open 1.Januar until 31.Dezember

Motorhome place

VE ()39012 Meran Tyrol Italy
without charge
WMSEN DwcU
open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Parkplatz Meran 2000

PN ()39012 Meran Tyrol Italy
Pay for use site 12 Euro
WMSEN DwcU
open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Wohnmobilparkplatz Meran

NO ()39012 Meran Tyrol Italy
Pay for use site 9.90 Euro
WMSEN DwcU
open 15.Juni until 15.September

Motorhome place Wohnmobilparkplatz Meran

NO ()39012 Meran Tyrol Italy
without charge
WMSEN DwcU
open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Schießstandstraße

NO ()39012 Meran Italy
Pay for use site 25 Euro
WMSEN DwcU
open 1.Juni until 29.September

Selected parking spaces

| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Tagesparkplatz Falzeben
italien 39010 Falzeben Via Falzeben
Huge car park at the valley station of the gondola mountain railway at approx. 1600m above sea level. NN. From Meran you can reach the site in about 20 minutes via a moderately steep, winding but well. . . FURTHER . . .
| general parking lot
Wohnmobilparkplatz Meran
italien 39012 Meran Via 4 Novembre
Large car park near the train station. The marked parking bays are only the size of a car.
RVs must inevitably use multiple pitches. It will definitely be tight.
Shadows from large trees are only av. . . FURTHER . . .
| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Parkplatz Knottnkino
italien 39010 Vöran Vöraner Strasse
The parking lot is approached via a cupboard. Before leaving, you have to pay at the machine.
| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Parkplatz
italien 39022 Algund Marktstrasse
Parking at the outdoor pool, overnight stays are not permitted.
| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Parkplatz Meran 2000
italien 39012 Meran Naiftalstraße 37
Parking at the valley station of the Meran 2000 cable car.
| Parking suitable for campers over 8 m
Parkplatz Knottnkino
italien Steinmann
Large parking lot for hiking to Knottnkino
| general parking lot
Parkplatz Schloss Trauttmansdorff
italien Meran

Selected sights

| Skulpturenwege
Skulpturenwanderweg
39011 Lana
It starts at the Brandisweg golf course and runs along the Brandiswaalweg for the first part. The continuation runs along the Aichweg. A detour comes from the Gaul Gorge.
There are a total of 33 s. . . FURTHER . . .
| Bicycle / motorcycle
Passeiertal Radweg
italien 39012 Meran
The Passeier cycle path leads from Meran to St. Leonhard along the Passer. At first it is asphalted, then gravel, it meanders through a beautiful landscape, picnic zones invite you to rest again and a. . . FURTHER . . .
| Hiking
Schloss und Dorf Tirol
italien 39019 Dorf Tirol
Instead of going back the Tappeinerweg on the same route, a nice round tour can be made as an extension of the Tappeinerweg. The path leads via Thurnstein Castle, St. Peter, Tirol Castle, Dorf Tirol a. . . FURTHER . . .
| church
Pfarrkirche
Italien 39022 Algund Peter Thalguterstr 17
Parish Church
(Pfarrei St. Josef) - Tel. 0473 448744
This parish church is an example of contemporary architecture designed by Arch. Willy Gutless.
The construction phase was from 1966-1971<. . . FURTHER . . .
| Hiking
Waalweg
italien 39011 Lana
Beautiful Waalweg, but without a visible Waal. The length is given as about 2.7 km. Ideal for going for a walk. Perfect for the family, as the path always goes straight ahead and is therefore not stre. . . FURTHER . . .

Selected service points

| car wash
Autowaschanlage
italien 39012 Meran Romstraße
| car wash
Rohrer
italien 39019 Tirol Hauptstraße
| car wash
Tonis Carwash
italien 39020 Marling
| car wash
Autowaschanlage
italien 39011 Lana Max-Valler-Straße
| car wash
Autowaschanlage
italien 39022 Algund Mebo-Schnellstraße
| Charging station
Elektro-Ladstation
italien 39012 Meran

Selected gastronomy

| Biergarten
Pfefferlechner Buschenschank & Hausbrauerei
italien 39011 Lana St.-Martin-StrasŸe
Nice garden restaurant, but also very nice to sit inside. Very good kitchen and good house beers.
| Guest House
Eggerhof
italien 39010 Steinmann Vöraner Straße
Good place to stop after a hike to the Knottnkino.
| Guest House
Taseralm
italien 39017 Untertall Taser Höhenweg
The Taseralm can be reached with the hotel´s own cable car.
| restaurant
Waalrast
Italien 39011 Lana Brandiswaalweg 5
Country inn on the Waalweg
| Star Restaurant
Sissi
italien 39012 Meran G. Galilei Str. 44
1 Michelin Star


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General Pois

| golf
Golfclub Lana, Gutshof Brandis
Italien 39011 Lana Brandisweg 13
The special feature of the Lana Golf Club - below the ´Brandis´ castle ruins - is the unobstructed view of the wide Adige Valley on the one hand, and on the other hand the proximity to the orchards an. . . FURTHER . . .
| Spa
Therme Meran
Italien 39012 Meran Thermenplatz 9
POOLS ³ SAUNA
Are you in your element in the water? Then look forward to 25 indoor and outdoor pools and our spacious sauna world.
Fancy healthy exercise? In our fitness center you will find a . . . FURTHER . . .
| cable car
bergbahn
The cable car takes you to the Meran ski area in winter and the local recreation area in summer with well-developed, partly circular hiking trails between 1 and 13 km and more around the small and lar. . . FURTHER . . .
| cable car
bergbahn
KÜCHELBERG CHAIRLIFT
mountain station - Dorf Tirol.
Talstation in the city center of Merano, on Galileistrasse.
The lift reaches Segenbühel/Dorf Tirol (510 m) in a few minutes, impressive p. . . FURTHER . . .
| cable car
bergbahn
KÜCHELBERG SESSELLIFT
valley station in the city center of Merano, in Via Galilei.
Mountain station - Dorf Tirol
The lift reaches Segenbühel/Dorf Tirol (510 m) in a few minutes, impressive . . . FURTHER . . .