Meransen

Meransen (Italian: Maranza) is a village in South Tyrol, Italy, in the Mühlbach municipality between Pustertal and Eisacktal.

It located on the slopes of the Gitschberg mountain at an altitude of 1,414 m (4,639 ft).

During the winter season, the mountain is part of the Gitschberg Jochtal skiing area, which has several lifts and three aerial tramways.

Meransen can be reached by motor vehicle or by the Meransner Bahn [de] aerial tramway from Mühlbach.

The oldest documentation dates from 1200, where the village is named 'Morancin'.

Gitschberg (far right), from the south
Aerial tramway at Meransen