The Burgraviate German: Burggrafenamt, Italian: Burgraviato (http://www.meranerland.com/) is a South Tyrolean district located in the western part of the region which borders to the Vinschgau Valley to the west, to the South Tyrolean Wipp Valley, the Salten-Schlern and the Überetsch-South Tyrolean Unterland to the east, to Trentino to the south and to North Tyrol to the north. Its capital is Meran, the second largest town in South Tyrol after the regional capital city, Bolzano. The district has a population of about 90,000 and after the capital city - which is a district in its own - it's the most populated district in South Tyrol.
