Flooding and Debris Flows along the Rametzbach
On the night of 5 to 6 July 1841, a severe mountain storm triggered debris flows in the Naif gorge. The Rametzbach swelled to record levels, destroying water conduits for Meran and Obermais and inundating surrounding lands and the highway.
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As a result of a severe thunderstorm that broke over the mountains of Schönna and Hafling during the night of 5 to 6 July, causing several debris flows in the so-called Naif (a mountain gorge between the mountain slopes above Mais), the Rametzbach streaming out of this gorge swelled to a height unprecedented in living memory, completely destroyed the water conduits of the town of Meran and the municipality of Obermais above Schloss Rametz, breached the banks and protective embankments below the aforementioned castle, covered several plots of land with stone rubble, and blocked the highway at the Rametzbrücke below Untermais, though only for a short time.
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1841 at a glance
The year 1841 in Meran was defined by charitable initiatives at the start of the year alongside significant natural events and their aftermath. In summer, severe storm damage and mudslides in the Naif Gorge impacted local infrastructure. Meanwhile, Archduke Johann's high-mountain journey across the Timmelsjoch in July marked a prominent regional event. →
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"Flooding and Debris Flows along the Rametzbach." Der Bote für Tirol, 19 July 1841. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/47/1/19.07.1841/151834/3. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1841-07-19-hochwasser-und-murenabgaenge-am-rametzbach