The village is located at 610 m above sea level. NN on the high plateau in the Tisner Mittelgebirge between Bolzano and Meran. The approximately 800 inhabitants live mainly from agriculture (apples, wine, livestock), tourism and crafts. Particularly well-known are the "Keschtn" (Tisner sweet chestnuts), which are enjoyed in the autumn with the Törggelen together with the new wine.

Prissian is also referred to as a castle village, because in the immediate vicinity of the castles or castles Wehrburg, Fahlburg, Zwingenburg, wood (ruin) and Katzenzungen with the largest grapevine in Europe, the Versoaln (with an extension of 300 m²), are.

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The castle village of Prissian with Katzenzungen Castle, Wehrburg Castle, Fahlburg Castle and the ruins of Casatsch Pfeffersburg belongs to the municipality of Tisens and lies at an altitude of around 650 m in the Adige Valley between Meran and Bozen.

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