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| The '''Steinerner Steg''' (] for "Stone bridge"; {{lang-it|Ponte Romano}} |
The '''Steinerner Steg''' (] for "Stone bridge"; {{lang-it|Ponte Romano}}) is a ] across the ] River in ], ]. The bridge features two arches. It was built in 1616-17 by the architect Andrä Tanner from ] to replace an earlier wooden bridge. Contrary to a sometimes voiced belief,<ref>Colin O'Connor, Roman Bridges, Cambridge Univ. Press (1994) ISBN 0-521-39326-4, p.95</ref> the Italian name "Roman Bridge" does not indicate the presence of an earlier ] structure; it was rather invented in 1927 by the ] as part of their ] of the southern part of the ] county of ], which Italy had ].<ref></ref><ref></ref> | ||
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| In O'Connor's study of Roman bridges, he came to the conclusion that the Italian name may have originated from indications of an earlier ] bridge or structure.<ref>Colin O'Connor, Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press (1994) ISBN 0-521-39326-4, p.95</ref> However, the mayor of Merano, Günther Januth, made a statement in 2008 that suggests the name was a remnant of fascist-era Italianization. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Steinerner Steg (German for "Stone bridge"; Template:Lang-it) is a bridge across the Passirio River in Merano, Italy. The bridge features two arches. It was built in 1616-17 by the architect Andrä Tanner from Brixen to replace an earlier wooden bridge. Contrary to a sometimes voiced belief, the Italian name "Roman Bridge" does not indicate the presence of an earlier Roman structure; it was rather invented in 1927 by the fascist authorities as part of their Italianization campaign of the southern part of the Austrian-Hungarian county of Tyrol, which Italy had annexed in 1919.
References
- Colin O'Connor, Roman Bridges, Cambridge Univ. Press (1994) ISBN 0-521-39326-4, p.95
- Official site of city of Merano
- 2008 Statement by the city council of Merano (see No. 20)
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