Princely Castle
Princely Castle is a castle in Merano, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige. Princely Castle is situated nearby to Merano Town Hall, as well as near the museum Merano Arte.Photo: ManfredK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Merano, Italy
- Also known as: “Landesfürstliche Burg” and “Landesfürstliche Burg - Castello Principesco”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merano Town Hall and Merano Arte.
Merano Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Town Hall of Meran in South Tyrol is the seat of the municipal government and assembly. It is located at the corner of the Laubengasse and the Galilei-Straße.
Merano Arte
Museum
Photo: ManfredK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Merano Arte is a museum, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Princely Castle.
Women’s Museum Merano
Museum
Photo: Museia16, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Women's Museum Merano is located in a former convent of the Poor Clares in the centre of Meran. It is administrated by an association and is also the registration office of the International Association of Women's Museums. Women’s Museum Merano is situated 230 metres west of Princely Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tirol and Algund.
Tirol
Village
Photo: Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tirol is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Algund
Village
Photo: Thesurvived99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Algund is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres northwest of Bolzano. Algund is situated 3 km west of Princely Castle.
Sinich
Village
Photo: Llorenzi, Public domain.
Sinich is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Princely Castle.
Princely Castle
- Categories: military museum building, history museum, museum of a public entity, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Merano, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.67254° or 46° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
11.16177° or 11° 9′ 42″ eastElevation
316 metres (1,037 feet)Inception
January 1st, 1400Height
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8FRHM5F6+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 69323593OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Princely Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “君王城堡”
- Dutch: “Landesfürstliche Burg”
- Esperanto: “Princa Kastelo”
- German: “Castello Principesco”
- German: “Landesfürstliche Burg Meran”
- German: “Landesfürstliche Burg”
- Italian: “castello principesco”
- Italian: “Castello Principesco”
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