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{{Other uses}} {{Redirect|Meran}} {{Infobox Italian comune | name = Merano/Meran | official_name = Comune di Merano<br />Stadtgemeinde Meran | native_name = {{native name|lld|Maran}} | image_skyline = Blick über Meran nach Nordwesten.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = ITA Merano COA.svg | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|46|40|N|11|10|E|type:city(99299)_region:IT-BZ|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]] | province = [[South Tyrol]] (BZ) | frazioni = Centro (Altstadt), Maia Alta (Obermais), Maia Bassa (Untermais), Quarazze (Gratsch), Sinigo (Sinich), Labers | mayor_party = | mayor = Katharina Zeller | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 26.34 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 41051 | population_as_of = 30-06-2018 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = Meranese/Meraner | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 325 | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = St Nicholas | day = December 6 | postal_code = 39012 | area_code = 0473 | website = {{Official website|https://www.comune.merano.bz.it}} | footnotes = }} '''Merano''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|m|ə|ˈ|r|ɑː|n|oʊ}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/merano|title=Merano|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|US|m|eɪ|ˈ|-}};<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Merano|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> {{IPA|it|meˈraːno|lang|Merano.ogg}}) or '''Meran''' ({{IPA|de-IT|meˈʁaːn|lang|De-Meran.ogg}}) is a {{lang|it|[[comune]]}} (municipality) in [[South Tyrol]], [[Northern Italy]]. Generally best known for its [[Spa town|spa]] resorts, it is located within a [[Depression (geology)|basin]], surrounded by mountains standing up to {{convert|3335|m|0|abbr=off}} [[Height above mean sea level|above sea level]], at the entrance to the [[Passeier Valley]] and the [[Vinschgau]]. The city has been a popular place of residence for several scientists, literary people, and artists, including [[Franz Kafka]], [[Paul Lazarsfeld]] and also [[Empress Elisabeth of Austria]], who appreciated its mild [[climate]].
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