In the 19th and the 20th centuries many Russians chose Merano to escape from the extremes of the Russian winter and to receive medical treatment in a healthier climate.

The Synagogue stands in what was once called Greutendamm, today the via Schiller-Straße.

The Evangelical Church and its parsonage, situated by the river Passirio/Passer and surrounded by a beautiful English garden, form a charming corner and a living reminder of the cosmopolitan Merano of the turn of the century.

This is also located in Untermais, below Labers, next to the gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle.