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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88" title="ميرانو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ميرانو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88" title="مرانو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="مرانو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE" title="Мерано – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Мерано" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meran" title="Meran – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Meran" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano_(munisipyo)" title="Merano (munisipyo) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Merano (munisipyo)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meran" title="Meran – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Meran" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BF" title="Μεράνο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μεράνο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88" title="مرانو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مرانو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rano" title="Mérano – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mérano" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A9%94%EB%9D%BC%EB%85%B8" title="메라노 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="메라노" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8" title="Մերանո – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մերանո" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE" title="Мерано – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Мерано" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%95" title="מראנו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מראנו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE" title="Мерано – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Мерано" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maran" title="Maran – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Maran" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meranum" title="Meranum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Meranum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meranas" title="Meranas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Meranas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE" title="Мерано – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Мерано" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meran" title="Meran – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Meran" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E" title="メラーノ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="メラーノ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE" title="Мерано – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Мерано" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meran" title="Meran – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Meran" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merano" title="Merano – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Merano" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meran" title="Meran – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Meran" 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Merano/Meran</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="it"><span title="Ladin-language text"><i lang="lld">Maran</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Ladin_language" title="Ladin language">Ladin</a>)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it"><a href="/wiki/Comune" title="Comune">Comune</a></i></span></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Comune di Merano<br />Stadtgemeinde Meran</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blick_%C3%BCber_Meran_nach_Nordwesten.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Blick_%C3%BCber_Meran_nach_Nordwesten.jpg/250px-Blick_%C3%BCber_Meran_nach_Nordwesten.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Blick_%C3%BCber_Meran_nach_Nordwesten.jpg/375px-Blick_%C3%BCber_Meran_nach_Nordwesten.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/ITA_Merano_COA.svg/79px-ITA_Merano_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="79" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/ITA_Merano_COA.svg/119px-ITA_Merano_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/ITA_Merano_COA.svg/158px-ITA_Merano_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="515" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output 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srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,11,a,a,270x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Merano&revid=1270596504&groups=_77ab0c2b31b14303bfa79a152666e90d7452c287 2x" alt="Map" /></a></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Italy_provincial_location_map_2016.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Merano/Meran is located in Italy"><img alt="Merano/Meran is located in Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Italy_provincial_location_map_2016.svg/250px-Italy_provincial_location_map_2016.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Italy_provincial_location_map_2016.svg/375px-Italy_provincial_location_map_2016.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Italy_provincial_location_map_2016.svg/500px-Italy_provincial_location_map_2016.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1034" data-file-height="1299" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:6.058%;left:38.805%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Merano/Meran"><img alt="Merano/Meran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Merano/Meran</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location of Merano/Meran in Italy</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Italy</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738" /><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Italy_Trentino-South_Tyrol_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Merano/Meran is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol"><img alt="Merano/Meran is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Italy_Trentino-South_Tyrol_location_map.svg/250px-Italy_Trentino-South_Tyrol_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Italy_Trentino-South_Tyrol_location_map.svg/500px-Italy_Trentino-South_Tyrol_location_map.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:31.658%;left:38.202%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Merano/Meran"><img alt="Merano/Meran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Merano/Meran</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Merano/Meran (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Merano&params=46_40_N_11_10_E_type:city(99299)_region:IT-BZ"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">46°40′N</span> <span class="longitude">11°10′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">46.667°N 11.167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">46.667; 11.167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Italy" title="Regions of Italy">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Trentino-Alto_Adige/S%C3%BCdtirol" title="Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol">Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Italy" title="Provinces of Italy">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Tyrol" title="South Tyrol">South Tyrol</a> (BZ)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it"><a href="/wiki/Frazione" title="Frazione">Frazioni</a></i></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b>Centro (Altstadt), Maia Alta (Obermais), Maia Bassa (Untermais), Quarazze (Gratsch), Sinigo (Sinich), Labers</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Dario Dal Medico</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">26.34 km<sup>2</sup> (10.17 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">325 m (1,066 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(30-06-2018)<sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v18_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v18-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">41,051</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,600/km<sup>2</sup> (4,000/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Meranese/Meraner</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">CEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postal code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">39012</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_dialling_codes_in_Italy" title="List of dialling codes in Italy">Dialing code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0473</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Patron saint</th><td class="infobox-data">St Nicholas</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Saint day</th><td class="infobox-data">December 6</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gemeinde.meran.bz.it">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Merano</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/British_English" title="British English">UK</a>: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span></span>/</a></span></span>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">US</a>: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span></span>-/</a></span></span>;<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Italian:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="it-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian" title="Help:IPA/Italian">[meˈraːno]</a></span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">German:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-IT-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">[meˈʁaːn]</a></span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-2" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/4\/44\/De-Meran.ogg\/De-Meran.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"De-Meran.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/44/De-Meran.ogg/De-Meran.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:De-Meran.ogg" title="File:De-Meran.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span>) is a <span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it"><a href="/wiki/Comune" title="Comune">comune</a></i></span> (municipality) in <a href="/wiki/South_Tyrol" title="South Tyrol">South Tyrol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Italy" title="Northern Italy">Northern Italy</a>. Generally best known for its <a href="/wiki/Spa_town" title="Spa town">spa</a> resorts, it is located within a <a href="/wiki/Depression_(geology)" title="Depression (geology)">basin</a>, surrounded by mountains standing up to 3,335 metres (10,942 feet) <a href="/wiki/Height_above_mean_sea_level" title="Height above mean sea level">above sea level</a>, at the entrance to the <a href="/wiki/Passeier_Valley" title="Passeier Valley">Passeier Valley</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Vinschgau" title="Vinschgau">Vinschgau</a>. </p><p>The city has been a popular place of residence for several scientists, literary people, and artists, including <a href="/wiki/Franz_Kafka" title="Franz Kafka">Franz Kafka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lazarsfeld" title="Paul Lazarsfeld">Paul Lazarsfeld</a> and also <a href="/wiki/Empress_Elisabeth_of_Austria" title="Empress Elisabeth of Austria">Empress Elisabeth of Austria</a>, who appreciated its mild <a href="/wiki/Climate" title="Climate">climate</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both the Italian (<span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it">Merano</i></span>) and the German (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Meran</i></span>) names for the city are used in English. The <a href="/wiki/Ladin_language" title="Ladin language">Ladin</a> form of the name is <span title="Ladin-language text"><i lang="lld">Maran</i></span>. The official name of the municipality (<i><a href="/wiki/Comune" title="Comune">comune</a></i>) is <i>Comune di Merano</i> in Italian and <i>Stadtgemeinde Meran</i> in German (both are in official use). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Archaic names of the city are <i>Mairania</i> (from AD 857) and <i>an der Meran</i> (from the 15th century).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 17th-century <a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>, the city was called <i>Meranum</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origin">Origin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Karte_der_Umgebung_von_Meran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Karte_der_Umgebung_von_Meran.jpg/250px-Karte_der_Umgebung_von_Meran.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Karte_der_Umgebung_von_Meran.jpg/330px-Karte_der_Umgebung_von_Meran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Karte_der_Umgebung_von_Meran.jpg/440px-Karte_der_Umgebung_von_Meran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="459" data-file-height="464" /></a><figcaption>Historical map of the city and surrounding area (1888)</figcaption></figure> <p>The area has been inhabited since the third millennium BC, as shown by the presence of <a href="/wiki/Menhir" title="Menhir">menhirs</a> and other finds. The story of the city proper began in 15 BC when the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Rome" title="Ancient Rome">Romans</a> occupied the <a href="/wiki/Adige" title="Adige">Adige</a> valley founding a road station, <i>Statio Maiensis</i>. </p><p>The settlement was first mentioned in an 857 deed as <i>Mairania</i>. The Counts at <a href="/wiki/Castle_Tyrol" class="mw-redirect" title="Castle Tyrol">Castle Tyrol</a> elevated Merano to the status of a <a href="/wiki/German_town_law" title="German town law">city</a> during the 13th century and made it the capital of their <a href="/wiki/County_of_Tyrol" title="County of Tyrol">County of Tyrol</a>. After the county had been handed over to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Habsburg" title="House of Habsburg">Habsburg dynasty</a> in 1363 upon the abdication of <a href="/wiki/Margaret,_Countess_of_Tyrol" title="Margaret, Countess of Tyrol">Margaret, Countess of Tyrol</a>, in 1420 Duke <a href="/wiki/Frederick_IV,_Duke_of_Austria" title="Frederick IV, Duke of Austria">Friedrich IV</a> of <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Austria" title="Duchy of Austria">Austria</a> moved the Tyrolean court to <a href="/wiki/Innsbruck" title="Innsbruck">Innsbruck</a>. Though Merano remained the official capital until 1848, it subsequently lost its predominant position and almost all its importance as an economic hub across the roads connecting Italy and Germany. The important mint was also moved to <a href="/wiki/Hall_in_Tirol" title="Hall in Tirol">Hall in Tirol</a> in 1477.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Tyrolean_Rebellion_1809" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyrolean Rebellion 1809">Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809</a> against the <a href="/wiki/First_French_Empire" title="First French Empire">French</a> occupation drew attention again to Merano. In that year, on the Küchelberg above the city, a peasants' army eked out a victory against the united French and <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bavaria" title="Kingdom of Bavaria">Bavarian</a> forces before their revolt was finally crushed. After <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, under the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Saint-Germain-en-Laye_(1919)" title="Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)">Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye</a>, Merano became part of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy_(1861%E2%80%931946)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)">Kingdom of Italy</a> with the rest of the southern part of the former <a href="/wiki/Cisleithania" title="Cisleithania">Cisleithanian</a> crown land of Tyrol. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Nazi" class="mw-redirect" title="Nazi">Nazi</a> occupation of the region in 1943–5, the Meranese Jewish population was almost completely <a href="/wiki/Holocaust" class="mw-redirect" title="Holocaust">deported and murdered</a> within concentration camps.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coat_of_arms">Coat of arms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Coat of arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Postbruecke_Meran_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Postbruecke_Meran_3.jpg/220px-Postbruecke_Meran_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Postbruecke_Meran_3.jpg/330px-Postbruecke_Meran_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Postbruecke_Meran_3.jpg/440px-Postbruecke_Meran_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>The city's coat of arms on the <i>Postbrücke</i> (postal bridge)</figcaption></figure> <p>The city's <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a> depicts the red Tyrolean eagle sitting on a wall with four pieces of Ghibelline battlements and three arches that symbolize the city. The arms is known from the 14th century and the oldest seal dates from 1353, while the coloured one since 1390. In a 1759 image, the eagle is represented with a crown and a green wreath of honour. After World War I and the annexation of the city from Austria-Hungary to Italy, it was given a new coat of arms in 1928, which looked similar to the old one, but with five parts of the battlements and the arches with the gates opened on a lawn of shamrock. A mural crown was placed above the shield.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The five parts of the battlement represented the districts of Maia Bassa, Merano (old city), Maia Alta, Quarazze and <a href="/wiki/Avelengo" class="mw-redirect" title="Avelengo">Avelengo</a>, which were incorporated into the city by the Italian fascists.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After World War II, Avelengo became independent again and the historical coat of arms was restored.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Main_sights">Main sights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Main sights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Il_duomo_di_merano.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Il_duomo_di_merano.jpg/250px-Il_duomo_di_merano.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Il_duomo_di_merano.jpg/330px-Il_duomo_di_merano.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Il_duomo_di_merano.jpg/500px-Il_duomo_di_merano.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2347" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/St._Nicholas%27_Church,_Merano" title="St. Nicholas' Church, Merano">St. Nicholas' Church</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Among the city's landmarks are the medieval <a href="/wiki/Gates_of_Merano" title="Gates of Merano">city gates</a> such as the <i>Vinschgauer Tor</i>, <i>Passeirer Tor</i>, and the <i>Bozener Tor</i>. Also belonging to the fortifications is the medieval Ortenstein tower, popularly called <i>Pulverturm</i> (lit. "powder tower"). </p><p>The main churches are the Gothic <a href="/wiki/St._Nicholas%27_Church,_Merano" title="St. Nicholas' Church, Merano">St. Nicholas' Church</a> and the <a href="/wiki/St._Barbara%27s_Chapel,_Merano" title="St. Barbara's Chapel, Merano">St. Barbara's Chapel</a>, both dating to the 15th century. Also dating to this period is the Princely Castle (<i>Landesfürstliche Burg</i>), which was a residence of Archduke <a href="/wiki/Sigismund,_Archduke_of_Austria" title="Sigismund, Archduke of Austria">Sigismund</a> of <a href="/wiki/Archduchy_of_Austria" title="Archduchy of Austria">Austria</a>. </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Steinerner_Steg" title="Steinerner Steg">Steinerner Steg</a></i> stone bridge crosses the <a href="/wiki/Passer_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Passer river">Passer river</a> and dates to the 17th century. </p><p>The city saw further development as it became increasingly popular as a spa resort, especially after <a href="/wiki/Empress_Elisabeth_of_Austria" title="Empress Elisabeth of Austria">Empress Elisabeth of Austria</a> started visiting. Dating from the 19th century are the <a href="/wiki/Stadttheater_Meran" title="Stadttheater Meran">Civic Theatre</a>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Kurhaus_of_Meran" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurhaus of Meran">Kurhaus</a></i> and the <a href="/wiki/Empress_Elisabeth_Park" title="Empress Elisabeth Park">Empress Elisabeth Park</a>. Also famous are the arched <i>Wandelhalle</i> promenades along the river. </p><p>After the annexation of the city by Italy in 1919, the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Fascism" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Fascism">Fascist</a> authorities constructed the new <a href="/wiki/Meran_Town_Hall" class="mw-redirect" title="Meran Town Hall">city hall</a> in the 1920s. </p><p>Outside the city is <a href="/wiki/Trauttmansdorff_Castle" title="Trauttmansdorff Castle">Trauttmansdorff Castle</a> and its <a href="/wiki/Trauttmansdorff_Castle_Gardens" title="Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens">gardens</a>. Located there is the Museum of Tourism, which was opened in the spring of 2003 and shows the historical development of tourism in the province. <a href="/wiki/Tirol_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="Tirol Castle">Tirol Castle</a> is also close by. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Merano_as_seen_from_the_Hochmuth.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Merano_as_seen_from_the_Hochmuth.jpg/250px-Merano_as_seen_from_the_Hochmuth.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Merano_as_seen_from_the_Hochmuth.jpg/330px-Merano_as_seen_from_the_Hochmuth.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Merano_as_seen_from_the_Hochmuth.jpg/500px-Merano_as_seen_from_the_Hochmuth.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Merano as seen from the Hochmuth</figcaption></figure> <p>Merano is on the borderline between several climates. Officially, it has an <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">oceanic climate</a> (<i>Cfb</i>). However, it is close to being <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical</a> (<i>Cfa</i>) due to the mean temperature in July being just under 22 °C; even on those terms, the overnight lows in the winter bring the mean temperatures low enough for the city as a whole to have <a href="/wiki/Continental_climate" title="Continental climate">continental</a> (<i>Dfa/Dfb</i>) influences with more distinct seasons. </p><p>The average daily temperatures in summer in Merano lie between 27 and 30 °C, while at night temperatures usually drop to between 12 and 15 °C. The average daily temperatures in winter lie between 6 and 10 °C, while at night temperatures usually drop to between -4 and -2 °C. The wettest month is August with 96 mm, while the driest is February with only 25 mm. This data was measured at the weather station Merano/Gratsch at an altitude of 333 metres between 1983 and 2017. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Merano (1983–2017) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(70) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23<br />(73) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(81) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31<br />(88) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37<br />(99) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39<br />(102) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40<br />(104) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40<br />(104) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35<br />(95) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(84) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(70) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">40<br />(104) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.4<br />(43.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6<br />(49.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.1<br />(59.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9C39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.8<br />(65.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.6<br />(85.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.6<br />(83.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.9<br />(64.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9<br />(51.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5<br />(43.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">18.2<br />(64.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.3<br />(34.3) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8<br />(38.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4<br />(47.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.4<br />(61.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.8<br />(67.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B17; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.3<br />(70.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.1<br />(62.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1<br />(53.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7<br />(42.3) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7<br />(35.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.8<br />(53.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.0<br />(24.8) </td> <td style="background: #DADAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.3<br />(27.9) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.6<br />(34.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3<br />(48.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC892; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.4<br />(54.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.9<br />(57.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7B0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2<br />(50.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.1<br />(43.0) </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5<br />(32.9) </td> <td style="background: #D4D4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.3<br />(26.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">5.3<br />(41.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−19<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−13<br />(9) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12<br />(10) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(25) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−8<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #B0B0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−10<br />(14) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−13<br />(9) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−19<br />(−2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #D7FFD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(1.04) </td> <td style="background: #D6FFD6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.5<br />(0.96) </td> <td style="background: #C8FFC8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.9<br />(1.45) </td> <td style="background: #9FFF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.7<br />(2.43) </td> <td style="background: #87FF87; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.0<br />(3.15) </td> <td style="background: #6DFF6D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94.7<br />(3.73) </td> <td style="background: #82FF82; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.8<br />(3.30) </td> <td style="background: #6FFF6F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96.3<br />(3.79) </td> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.3<br />(2.85) </td> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.9<br />(2.95) </td> <td style="background: #7CFF7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.5<br />(3.33) </td> <td style="background: #C6FFC6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.9<br />(1.49) </td> <td style="background: #9DFF9D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">773.8<br />(30.46) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Landeswetterdienst Südtirol<sup id="cite_ref-temperature_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-temperature-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-precipitation_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-precipitation-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food">Food</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Food"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area is well known for its wines, both white and red, and vineyards extend right into the city. The local wine, <i>Meraner Leiten (Meranese di collina)</i>, is a light <a href="/wiki/Red_wine" title="Red wine">red wine</a>, best drunk young.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also extensive orchards, and apples are exported throughout Europe. The <a href="/wiki/Forst_Brewery" class="mw-redirect" title="Forst Brewery">Forst Brewery</a> on the edge of the city produces a popular range of beers, sold throughout Italy and Europe. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cultural_events">Cultural events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Cultural events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meraner_Advent-_Passerpromenade-_Kurhaus-_Meran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Meraner_Advent-_Passerpromenade-_Kurhaus-_Meran.jpg/220px-Meraner_Advent-_Passerpromenade-_Kurhaus-_Meran.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Meraner_Advent-_Passerpromenade-_Kurhaus-_Meran.jpg/330px-Meraner_Advent-_Passerpromenade-_Kurhaus-_Meran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Meraner_Advent-_Passerpromenade-_Kurhaus-_Meran.jpg/440px-Meraner_Advent-_Passerpromenade-_Kurhaus-_Meran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Christmas market Merano</figcaption></figure> <p>Merano organizes the following events every year. </p> <ul><li>Asfaltart</li> <li>Festival MeranOJazz</li> <li>Meraner Musikwochen</li> <li>Christmas market Merano</li> <li>Merano WineFestival</li></ul> <p>Every second year, the literature competition <a href="/wiki/Merano_Poetry_Prize" title="Merano Poetry Prize">Merano Poetry Prize</a> (Lyrikpreis Meran) is held in Merano. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="People">People</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: People"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F%C3%BCrstengang_Bisch%C3%B6fe_04_-_Arbeo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/F%C3%BCrstengang_Bisch%C3%B6fe_04_-_Arbeo.jpg/250px-F%C3%BCrstengang_Bisch%C3%B6fe_04_-_Arbeo.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/F%C3%BCrstengang_Bisch%C3%B6fe_04_-_Arbeo.jpg/330px-F%C3%BCrstengang_Bisch%C3%B6fe_04_-_Arbeo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="803" data-file-height="979" /></a><figcaption>Arbeo of Freising</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wenzl_Weis_-_Rudolf_Slatin,_um_1910.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Wenzl_Weis_-_Rudolf_Slatin%2C_um_1910.jpg/140px-Wenzl_Weis_-_Rudolf_Slatin%2C_um_1910.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Wenzl_Weis_-_Rudolf_Slatin%2C_um_1910.jpg/210px-Wenzl_Weis_-_Rudolf_Slatin%2C_um_1910.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Wenzl_Weis_-_Rudolf_Slatin%2C_um_1910.jpg/280px-Wenzl_Weis_-_Rudolf_Slatin%2C_um_1910.jpg 2x" data-file-width="495" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Rudolf Slatin, 1910</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Leo_Putz_Selbstportrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Leo_Putz_Selbstportrait.jpg/140px-Leo_Putz_Selbstportrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Leo_Putz_Selbstportrait.jpg/210px-Leo_Putz_Selbstportrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Leo_Putz_Selbstportrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="239" /></a><figcaption>Leo Putz, self portrait, 1914</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rodel-Weltcup-2005-Oberhof-Zoeggeler_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Rodel-Weltcup-2005-Oberhof-Zoeggeler_cropped.jpg/140px-Rodel-Weltcup-2005-Oberhof-Zoeggeler_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Rodel-Weltcup-2005-Oberhof-Zoeggeler_cropped.jpg/210px-Rodel-Weltcup-2005-Oberhof-Zoeggeler_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Rodel-Weltcup-2005-Oberhof-Zoeggeler_cropped.jpg/280px-Rodel-Weltcup-2005-Oberhof-Zoeggeler_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="902" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Armin Zöggeler, 2005</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_times">Early times</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Early times"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arbeo_of_Freising" title="Arbeo of Freising">Arbeo of Freising</a> (died 784), early medieval author and bishop</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Baptista_Ruffini" title="Johann Baptista Ruffini">Johann Baptista Ruffini</a> (1672–1749), salt trader</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pius_Zingerle" title="Pius Zingerle">Pius Zingerle</a> (1801–1881), an Austrian Orientalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludwig_Freiherr_von_und_zu_der_Tann-Rathsamhausen" title="Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen">Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen</a> (1815–1881 in Meran), a Bavarian general<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oskar_von_Redwitz" title="Oskar von Redwitz">Oskar Freiherr von Redwitz</a> (1823–1891), a German poet, lived in Merano from 1872<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ignaz_Vincenz_Zingerle" title="Ignaz Vincenz Zingerle">Ignaz Vincenz Zingerle</a> (1825–1892), poet and scholar<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peretz_Smolenskin" title="Peretz Smolenskin">Peretz Smolenskin</a> (1842–1885 in Meran), a Russian-born Zionist and Hebrew writer<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermann_von_Tappeiner" title="Hermann von Tappeiner">Hermann von Tappeiner</a> (1847–1927), physician and pharmacologist, used <a href="/wiki/Photodynamic_therapy" title="Photodynamic therapy">photodynamic therapy</a></li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Carl_von_Slatin" title="Rudolf Carl von Slatin">Rudolf Carl von Slatin</a> (1857–1932), soldier and Inspector General of Sudan<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ferdinand Behrens (1862-1925), painter and city portraitist<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Putz" title="Leo Putz">Leo Putz</a> (1869–1940), Tyrolean painter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Emmanuel,_Duke_of_Vendome" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendome">Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendome</a> (1872–1931), a French royal from the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Orl%C3%A9ans" title="House of Orléans">House of Orléans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Francis_Joseph_of_Braganza" title="Prince Francis Joseph of Braganza">Prince Francis Joseph of Braganza</a> (1879–1919), officer in the <a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Austro-Hungarian Army">Austro-Hungarian Army</a> and victim of sex scandals and swindles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Steidle" title="Richard Steidle">Richard Steidle</a> (1881–1940 in Buchenwald), lawyer, leader of the paramilitary <a href="/wiki/Heimwehr" title="Heimwehr">Heimwehr</a> in Tyrol</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erna_Ellmenreich" title="Erna Ellmenreich">Erna Ellmenreich</a> (1885–1976), operatic soprano, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Staatstheater_Stuttgart" title="Staatstheater Stuttgart">Staatstheater Stuttgart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oswald_Menghin" title="Oswald Menghin">Oswald Menghin</a> (1888–1973), university professor, prehistorians, minister of education</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinz_von_Perckhammer" title="Heinz von Perckhammer">Heinz von Perckhammer</a> (1895–1965), photographer, known for his Chinese nudes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludwig_Bemelmans" title="Ludwig Bemelmans">Ludwig Bemelmans</a> (1898–1962), American writer and illustrator of children's books</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Andersag" title="Hans Andersag">Hans Andersag</a> (1902–1955), scientist, discovered <a href="/wiki/Chloroquine" title="Chloroquine">Chloroquine</a>, a malaria drug</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anton_Malloth" title="Anton Malloth">Anton Malloth</a> (1912–2002), supervisor at <a href="/wiki/Theresienstadt_concentration_camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Theresienstadt concentration camp">Theresienstadt concentration camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silvius_Magnago" title="Silvius Magnago">Silvius Magnago</a> (1914–2010), politician, South Tyrolean governor, father of the autonomy of South Tyrol</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annelies_Reinhold" title="Annelies Reinhold">Annelies Reinhold</a> (1917–2007), film actress<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bargil_Pixner" title="Bargil Pixner">Bargil Pixner</a> (1921–2002), a Benedictine monk, Biblical scholar and archaeologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norbert_Untersteiner" title="Norbert Untersteiner">Norbert Untersteiner</a> (1926–2012), pioneer of modern polar science research</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberto_Lizzio" title="Alberto Lizzio">Alberto Lizzio</a> (1926–1999), fictitious conductor of inexpensive, mass market, classical recordings<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ir%C3%A8ne_Galter" title="Irène Galter">Irène Galter</a> (1931–2018), actress<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Bertolini" title="Maria Bertolini">Maria Bertolini</a> (1931–2022), politician</li> <li>Arnaldo Di Benedetto (born 1940), literary critic and professor<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_D%27Andrea" title="Franco D'Andrea">Franco D'Andrea</a> (born 1941), jazz pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lino_Capolicchio" title="Lino Capolicchio">Lino Capolicchio</a> (1943–2022), actor, screenwriter and film director<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuno_Tarfusser" title="Cuno Tarfusser">Cuno Tarfusser</a> (born 1954), judge at the International Criminal Court<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Guida" title="Gloria Guida">Gloria Guida</a> (born 1955), Italian-speaking actress<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Stingel" title="Rudolf Stingel">Rudolf Stingel</a> (born 1956), artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Gamper" title="Ferdinand Gamper">Ferdinand Gamper</a> (1957–1996), serial killer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luca_Dipierro" title="Luca Dipierro">Luca Dipierro</a> (born 1973), animator and writer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norberto_Oberburger" title="Norberto Oberburger">Norberto Oberburger</a> (born 1960), retired heavyweight weightlifter, gold medallist at the <a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics" title="1984 Summer Olympics">1984 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edith_Gufler" title="Edith Gufler">Edith Gufler</a> (born 1962), former sport shooter, silver medallist at the <a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics" title="1984 Summer Olympics">1984 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Steiner" class="mw-redirect" title="Günther Steiner">Günther Steiner</a> (born 1965), motorsports engineer and former team principal of <a href="/wiki/Haas_F1_Team" title="Haas F1 Team">Haas F1 Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armin_Z%C3%B6ggeler" title="Armin Zöggeler">Armin Zöggeler</a> (born 1974), luge champion with six Olympic medals and nine world championship golds</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominik_Paris" title="Dominik Paris">Dominik Paris</a> (born 1989), alpine skier, gold and silver medallist in World Championships</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Frank_(ice_hockey)" title="Daniel Frank (ice hockey)">Daniel Frank</a> (born 1994), ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Grassl" title="Daniel Grassl">Daniel Grassl</a> (born 2002), figure skater at the <a href="/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics" title="2022 Winter Olympics">2022 Winter Olympics</a>, silver medalist at the <a href="/wiki/2022_European_Figure_Skating_Championships" title="2022 European Figure Skating Championships">2022 European Figure Skating Championships</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meran_Bahnhof_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Meran_Bahnhof_01.jpg/250px-Meran_Bahnhof_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Meran_Bahnhof_01.jpg/330px-Meran_Bahnhof_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Meran_Bahnhof_01.jpg/500px-Meran_Bahnhof_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1281" /></a><figcaption>Merano railway station</figcaption></figure> <p>Merano is a popular tourist destination especially for <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germans</a> and Italians. In the summer, there are concerts on the promenade almost daily, and there are fine walks around the city and in the surrounding hills, not least "Meran/o 2000", where there is also skiing in winter. The city is reachable with the railway <a href="/wiki/Bolzano" title="Bolzano">Bolzano</a>-Merano, which continues to the Vinschgau Railway Merano-Malles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Society">Society</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Society"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the 2024 census, 51.37% of the resident population spoke Italian as first language, 48.26% German, and 0.37% <a href="/wiki/Ladin_language" title="Ladin language">Ladin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Volkszählung_2024/Censimento_della_popolazione_2024_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Volkszählung_2024/Censimento_della_popolazione_2024-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport_2">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/List_of_chess_openings" title="List of chess openings">chess opening</a>, the <i>Meran Variation</i> of the <a href="/wiki/Semi-Slav_Defense" title="Semi-Slav Defense">Semi-Slav Defense</a>, is named after the city, from its successful use by <a href="/wiki/Akiba_Rubinstein" title="Akiba Rubinstein">Akiba Rubinstein</a> against <a href="/wiki/Ernst_Gr%C3%BCnfeld" title="Ernst Grünfeld">Ernst Grünfeld</a> during a tournament held in the city in 1924.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1981, the <a href="/wiki/World_Chess_Championship" title="World Chess Championship">World Chess Championship</a> match between <a href="/wiki/Anatoly_Karpov" title="Anatoly Karpov">Anatoly Karpov</a> and <a href="/wiki/Viktor_Korchnoi" title="Viktor Korchnoi">Viktor Korchnoi</a> was held in Merano. The first act of the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Chess_(musical)" title="Chess (musical)">Chess</a></i> also has a world chess championship match set in Merano, and features a song entitled "Merano", which includes the line, "rosy-cheeked Merano, flourishing to a fault". </p><p>The city's <a href="/wiki/Team_handball" class="mw-redirect" title="Team handball">handball</a> team, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pallamano_Merano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pallamano Merano (page does not exist)">Pallamano Merano</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallamano_Merano" class="extiw" title="it:Pallamano Merano">it</a>]</span>, is one of the most successful in Italy, winning the <i><a href="/wiki/Scudetto" title="Scudetto">scudetto</a></i> in 2005. The <a href="/wiki/HC_Merano" title="HC Merano">ice hockey team</a> won two national championships but currently plays in the second division, <a href="/wiki/Serie_B_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Serie B (ice hockey)">Serie B</a>. </p><p>Each September, the <a href="/wiki/Gran_Premio_Merano" title="Gran Premio Merano">Gran Premio Merano</a> takes place in the <a href="/wiki/Pferderennplatz_Meran" title="Pferderennplatz Meran">Maia Racecourse</a>; this is the most famous Italian <a href="/wiki/Steeplechase_(horse_racing)" title="Steeplechase (horse racing)">Steeplechase</a>. </p><p>Merano hosted the <a href="/wiki/1953_ICF_Canoe_Slalom_World_Championships" title="1953 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships">1953</a>, <a href="/wiki/1971_ICF_Canoe_Slalom_World_Championships" title="1971 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships">1971</a> and <a href="/wiki/1983_ICF_Canoe_Slalom_World_Championships" title="1983 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships">1983 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships</a>. This is where the well known 'Merano' move was created due to a tricky upstream gate. This move is now used and well known by many <a href="/wiki/Whitewater_slalom" class="mw-redirect" title="Whitewater slalom">slalom</a> paddlers worldwide. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_towns_and_sister_cities">Twin towns and sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merano&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Twin towns and sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin towns and sister cities">twin towns and sister cities</a> are: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria"><img alt="Austria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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