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Merano (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 09 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.1500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located near site of Roman town of Castrum Maiense (ca. 5th cen. CE); comprises part of Tirol ceded to Italy from Austria 1918; noted for Gothic parish church (1367-1495) & Hapsburg residence Castello Principesco. |
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| Merano (preferred,C,V,Italian,U,N)
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| Meran (C,V,German,U,N)
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| Mairania (H,V)
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Merano (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first mentioned in 857 CE |
| city (C) |
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| resort center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Tyrol, from 12th cen. until it passed to Innsbruck ca. 1420 |
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