Increase in Spa Visitors in Merano and Fire at a Bathhouse in Ulten Valley
A correspondence report notes a steady increase in visitors taking the grape cure in Merano. It also reports on a fire that almost completely destroyed the wooden bathhouse buildings in the remote Ulten Valley.
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From Merano a correspondent writes to the "Allg. Ztg.": The number of foreign visitors staying here, partly for the grape cure, is quite considerable and seems to increase year after year. Recently, the bathhouse located in the neighboring Ulten Valley fell prey to flames. The fire broke out during the night due to carelessness and is said to have almost completely consumed the buildings, which were constructed mostly of wood. The establishment was situated rather isolated, so that prompt and sufficient help was likely impossible.
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"Increase in Spa Visitors in Merano and Fire at a Bathhouse in Ulten Valley." Der Bote für Tirol, 11 October 1849. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/47/1/11.10.1849/152923/2. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1849-10-11-zunahme-der-kurgaeste-in-meran-und-brand-eines-bades-im-ultental