The Passeier Valley ( German : Passeier or Passeiertal [paˈsaɪ̯ɐ] ; Italian : Passiria or Val Passiria [pasˈsiːrja] ) is the valley of the Passer river, in the mountains of South Tyrol , northern Italy . The Passer river is a left-bank tributary to the Adige . At the mouth of the valley, where the two rivers join, stands the town of Merano . From there, the valley runs north to the Timmelsjoch mountain pass, which leads to Sölden in the Ötztal valley of Austria and to the Jaufenpass which leads to Sterzing in the Wipptal .
3-607: The following municipalities are located in the valley: Kuens , Riffian , St. Martin in Passeier , St. Leonhard in Passeier and Moos in Passeier . The population of the valley speak German. It has 300 days of sunshine p.a. 46°46′N 11°13′E / 46.767°N 11.217°E / 46.767; 11.217 This Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kuens Kuens ( German: [ˈkuːəns] ; Italian : Caines [ˈkaines] )
6-546: Is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy , located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano in the Passeier Valley . As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 399 and an area of 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi). Kuens borders the following municipalities: Riffian , Schenna and Tirol . In the early eighth century, Kuens became
9-419: The site of a small monastery founded by Saint Corbinian , who had been struck by the area's beauty on the second of his journeys to Rome. He bought some properties and planted vineyards and orchards and considered the area a "spiritual homeland", so much so that he chose it as the site for his burial. The emblem represents a bishop (that is, Saint Corbinian) with a gules mantle, the mitre of Or and aureola;
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