Passer (river)

{{Short description|River in Italy}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Passer

| image = 070406-10 Meran Promenade.jpg

| image_caption = The Passer in Merano

| source1_location = Timmelsjoch

| mouth = Adige

| mouth_location = Merano

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|46.6632|11.1436|display=it|region:IT_type:river}}

| progression = {{RAdige}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Italy

| length = {{convert|42.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|3479|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|294|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size = {{convert|427|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

}}

The Passer ({{IPA|de|pasɐ}}; {{langx|it|Passirio}} {{IPA|it|pasˈsiːrjo|}}) is a {{convert|42.6|km|mi|adj=on}} torrent in northern Italy, a left tributary of the Adige, whose entire course lies within South Tyrol. The stream rises near the Alpine pass between Italy and Austria known as the Timmelsjoch, and flows through the Passeier Valley where the most important settlement is St. Leonhard in Passeier. The river joins the Adige at Merano, where it is a significant site for competitive canoeing, beneath the Steinerner Steg.