Vinschger Tor

Vinschger Tor is a building in Merano, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige. Vinschger Tor is situated nearby to Church of the Capuchins, as well as near the community center Nautilus.

Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: city gate in Merano / Meran, Italy
Also known as: “Porta Venosta” and “Vinschgauer Tor - Porta Venosta”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Capuchins and Women’s Museum Merano.

Church of the Capuchins

Church

Church of the Capuchins

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0.

Women’s Museum Merano

Museum

Women’s Museum Merano

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 130 metres southwest of Vinschger Tor.

Princely Castle

Castle

Princely Castle

Photo: ManfredK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Princely Castle is situated 220 metres southeast of Vinschger Tor.

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 Vinschger Tor.

Sinich

Village

Photo: Llorenzi, Public domain.

Sinich is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Vinschger Tor.

Vinschger Tor

Category: city gate
Location: Merano, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

46.6737° or 46° 40′ 25″ north

Longitude

11.15945° or 11° 9′ 34″ east

Open location code

8FRHM5F5+FQ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Italian—“Vinschger Tor” goes by many names.

German: “Vinschgauer Tor”
German: “Vinschger Tor”
Italian: “Porta Venosta”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nautilus and Gasthof Zum Grafen von Meran.

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