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The meranese valley was inhabited since the [[3rd millennium BC]], as showed by the presence of mehirs and other findings. The story of the city proper began in [[15 BC]] when the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]]s occupied the [[Adige]] valley founding a military camp, ''Castrum Majense''. MeranoMeran was elevated to the status of a city during the [[13th century]]. It was capital of the [[County of Tyrol]] from 1418 to 1848.

After the county had been handed over to the [[Habsburg]] family in [[1363]] after the abdication of Countess [[Margarete Maultasch]] of [[Tyrol]], in [[1420]] [[Friedrich IV of Austria|Friedrich IV]] moved the court to [[Innsbruck]]. MeranoMeran subsequently lost its predominant position and almost all its importance as an economic hub across the roads connecting Italy to Germany. The important mint was also moved to [[Hall, Tyrol|Hall]] in [[1577]].

The Tyrolean struggle for freedom of [[1809]] drew attention again to MeranoMeran. In that year, on the [[Küchelberg]] above the city, the Tyroleans eked out a victory against the [[France|French]] and [[Bavaria]]ns troops.

After [[World War I]], MeranoMeran becamewas partannexed ofby [[Italy|Republic of Italy]] with the rest of [[South Tyrol]] against the will of the German-speaking population. After 1945, it became one of the most important sites of tourism in the region.