St. Leonhard in Passeier - San Leonardo in Passiria

Few places in South Tyrol have a past as closely bound to the 1809 Tyrolean uprising as St. Leonhard in Passeier–San Leonardo in Passiria. The market town lies in the Passeier Valley beside the Passer River, where roads run toward the Jaufen Pass and the Timmelsjoch high-alpine route. It was the birthplace of Andreas Hofer, the innkeeper who led Tyrolean resistance against Bavarian and French rule; his former home at the Sandhof now houses MuseumPasseier. Its German and Italian names reflect South Tyrol’s bilingual public life, while the valley retains a strongly Tyrolean character. See how St. Leonhard in Passeier–San Leonardo in Passiria fits into South Tyrol by browsing webcams nearby.

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