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Ortschaften	Einwohner	Höhe
Algund	4.251	350 m

	Already before the spring beginning flourish in Algund Magnolien and oleander in full splendour. Thanks to the protected situation on the sun side of the Alps this area gives birth to an exotic Mediterranean Atmospere which mixes with the local mountains. Two different eating cultures culinarily meet here: Southtyrolean specialities and Italian catering trade.
	Numerous sports offers wait for your use. The fresh air in the marvellous nature encourages for the leisure sports. Find you out the course of a river of the color registers and the Etsch Rafter learned and canoeists. Investigate the woods and Alpine pastures on the many bridlepaths which this area offers. You also are nearby two golf courses: the Golfclub Meran and the Golfclub Lana. The autumn is one of the most beautiful seasons. Fried chestnuts with fresh wine and fruit juice, bacon and the typical plain fare give this season the right taste .
	The traditions are cultivated by endeavour organizations and bands. But also cultural signs from the prehistoric times have to be found here. Gives rise to the standing stones in Algund of the settlement Algunds in the stone and Bronze Age. His signs remind of the tattooings of the ice mummy "Ötzi" at the near Hauslabjoch. The Middle Ages are here also present by castles and cloisters. Weiters wait for culture interested Muses, readings, events and concerts. They go to the botanic garden of Trauttsmannsdorff with the Turiseum or the thermal springs in the near Meran.