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Meran - Merano

Tappeiner Promenade with Powder Tower

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Meran - Merano

Tappeiner Promenade with Powder Tower

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Tappeiner Promenade with Powder Tower

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  • Location: Meran - Merano, South Tyrol, Italy

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    August 3, 2017

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    From the castle Ortenstein, which lay over the Steinachviertel of Meran, only the crenellated tower is left. In the 18th century, the tower was used as a warehouse for gunpowder. …
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    March 12, 2017

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    An old keep, in which a modern staircase was mounted to use this as a viewing platform. A location, just above the parish church on a sublime rock.
    A view over the entire Burggrafenamt, from the valley lowlands to the highest peaks of Merano.
    The Powder Tower is rightly considered one of the most popular sights of Merano!

    Source: visitmerano.it/listings/pulver-turm-meran
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    The ruins Ortenstein (Italian Rovina Ortenstein) is located above the spa town of Merano in South Tyrol (Italy) and today consists only of the keep of the castle, the Powder Tower.

    The tower has a height of 12 meters, inside is a steel structure with stairs. From the castle itself, very little information is handed down, since it was destroyed early.
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    Distance 266 m

    Uphill 20 m

    Downhill 10 m

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    Location: Meran - Merano, South Tyrol, Italy

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