Passer (river)

The Passer (German pronunciation: [pasɐ]; Italian: Passirio [pasˈsiːrjo]) is a 42.6-kilometre (26.5 mi) torrent in northern Italy, a left tributary of the Adige, whose entire course lies within South Tyrol. The stream rises near the Alpine pass between Italy and Austria known as the Timmelsjoch, and flows through the Passeier Valley where the most important settlement is St. Leonhard in Passeier. The river joins the Adige at Merano, where it is a significant site for competitive canoeing, beneath the Steinerner Steg.

Passer
The Passer in Merano
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationTimmelsjoch
  elevation3,479 m (11,414 ft)
MouthAdige
  location
Merano
  coordinates
46.6632°N 11.1436°E / 46.6632; 11.1436
  elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Length42.6 km (26.5 mi)
Basin size427 km2 (165 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionAdigeAdriatic Sea
  • Media related to Passer (River) at Wikimedia Commons
  • (in Italian) Agenzia provinciale per l'ambiente, ‘Torrente Passirio’, Acque superficiali (Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige, 2009)
  • (in German) Landesagentur für Umwelt, ‘Passer’, Oberflächengewässer (Autonome Provinz Bozen - Südtirol, 2009)


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