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.
External links
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)
