Splügen Pass
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The Splügen Pass (Italian Passo dello Spluga) connects on a height of 2'113 m the Swiss Hinterrhein valley in the canton of Graubünden with Chiavenna in the Italian province of Sondrio and the Lake Como. It is located at . The Pass constitutes the watershed between the Rhine and Po rivers.
Since the construction of the tunnel through San Bernardino, the pass has lost its former importance; it is not kept open in winter.
External links
- [History]
- [Gradient of the road from Splügen]
- [Gradient of the road from Chiavenna]
- [Pictures from the Swiss side]
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