upright=1.6, Gitschberg (far right), from the south
upright=0.75, Aerial tramway at Meransen
Meransen () is a village in
South Tyrol
South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...
, Italy, in the
Mühlbach municipality between
Pustertal
The Puster Valley ( ; , ) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. The South Tyrolean municipalities of the ...
and
Eisacktal
Eisack Valley ( ; ) is a district (; ) in South Tyrol, Italy. It comprises the middle part of the valley of the Eisack, from Franzensfeste in the north to Waidbruck in the south.
Overview
The valley of the Eisack river stretches from Brenner Pass ...
. It located on the slopes of the
Gitschberg mountain at an altitude of .
The village has a population of around 850. During the winter season, the mountain is part of the Gitschberg Jochtal skiing area, which has several lifts and three
aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, cable car or aerial cablecar, aerial cableway, ropeway, téléphérique (French), or Seilbahn (German) is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary cables for support, with a third movin ...
s. Meransen can be reached by motor vehicle or by the aerial tramway from
Mühlbach.
The oldest documentation dates from 1200, where the village is named 'Morancin'.
The local economy is based on tourism and farming.
Literature
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Karl Gruber
Karl Gruber (3 May 1909 in Innsbruck – 1 February 1995 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. During World War II, he was working for a German firm in Berlin. After the war, in 1945 he became Landeshauptmann of Tyrol for a short t ...
: ''Aubet Cubet Quere. Die Wallfahrt zu den Heiligen Drei Jungfrauen von Meransen.''
* Karl Gruber: ''Die Pfarrkirche von Meransen. Mit Studie von Rudolf Marini'', Lana 1997.
* Josef Niedermair: ''Mühlbach, Meransen, Vals, Spinges, Rodeneck''. Athesia, Bozen 1982, ISBN 88-7014-267-1.
* Andreas Oberhofer: ''Die Urkunden des Kirchenarchivs von Maranza'', Dipl. masch. Innsbruck 2002.
*
Hans Wielander rsg. ''Meransen. Ein Bildheft'',
Arunda. Aktuelle Südtiroler Kulturzeitschrift, 6, Schlanders 1978.
References
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Cities and towns in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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