Merano

Merano

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      city, Trentino–Alto Adige regione, northern Italy. It lies at the foot of the central chain of the Alps, at the confluence of the Passirio and Adige rivers, northwest of the city of Bolzano.

      Merano, first mentioned in 857, is that part of the Tirol transferred from Austria to Italy in 1918. The city is dominated by the Gothic parish church (1367–1495) and the small Principesco Castle (1445–80), built by the Habsburgs. In the surrounding area are about 30 castles, the most celebrated of which is Tirolo, from which the Tirol took its name.

      In the 19th and 20th centuries Merano was transformed from a small mountain town into a tourist and health resort noted for its therapeutic baths. Fruit is grown locally, and wine and chemicals are produced. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 35,602.

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