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Image collection »Burggrafenamt/ Burgraviato«

After the provincial capital of Bozen, the district community of Burggrafenamt has the highest population in South Tyrol and was established in 1971. Its administrative centre is Meran, The district includes the communities on the Deutschnonsberg and in part the Tschögglberg. The Burggrafenamt was already a united administrative district in the Middle Ages and represents the historical heartland of Tyrol. The large number of castles and fortifications gave the region its name which was also adopted by the district community. From Schloß Tirol the counts of Tyrol established the province of the Tyrol and ruled over it for a long period of time. Characteristic for the region are intensive fruit and wine-growing in the Etschtal. The relatively protected position and the resulting mild climate soon meant that Meran became a spa town and in this way also a tourist centre. Among the many attractions are the botanical gardens of Schloß Trauttmansdorff, the Forst brewery in Algund and the former mine on the Schneeberg in the Passeier. The "Sandwirt", the house where Andreas Hofer was born, is located in the same valley. The community of Hafling on the Tschögglberg lent its name to the Haflinger breed of horse.

Tirol Atlas image No.°2104
Meran
Tirol Atlas image No.°6302
Castle Tyrol
Tirol Atlas image No.°4935
Schenna
Tirol Atlas image No.°5176
Castle Tyrol
Tirol Atlas image No.°6271
Fruit-growing in Vinschgau, Plaus
Tirol Atlas image No.°2043
Marling, Marlinger Berg
Tirol Atlas image No.°6262
Lana
Tirol Atlas image No.°6274
Riffian
Tirol Atlas image No.°6242
Gargazon
Tirol Atlas image No.°6236
Burstall, submontane Tschögglberg
Tirol Atlas image No.°6298
Algund, river Töll in the background
Tirol Atlas image No.°6607
Brewery Forst Corporation
Tirol Atlas image No.°6330
Laurein
Tirol Atlas image No.°3285
Naturns, gem St. Prokulus
Tirol Atlas image No.°5742
Nals
Tirol Atlas image No.°6366
Tisens
Tirol Atlas image No.°6368
St. Pankraz
Tirol Atlas image No.°6372
Ultental
Tirol Atlas image No.°6288
district St. Felix, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix
Tirol Atlas image No.°6268
Moos im Passeier
Tirol Atlas image No.°7604
St. Leonhard i.P. / San Leonardo i.P.
Tirol Atlas image No.°7605
Sandwirt, birth place of Andreas Hofer
Tirol Atlas image No.°3211
Hafling, St. Kathrein chapel from the 13. century
Overview map
Topographic map
Further links: Hazards Chronicle Tyrol, Weblink »Burggrafenamt/ Burgraviato«, Weblink »Wikipedia«, tiroLexikon