Gotthard Pass
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Gotthard Pass is a major Alpine mountain pass in Switzerland that has long served as a key north–south transit route through the central Alps.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gotthard Pass mule track | 1 |
| Gotthard Pass road | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain pass ⓘ |
| belongsToTransportCorridor | Gotthard axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| competesWith |
San Bernardino Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simplon Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
German-speaking Switzerland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian-speaking Switzerland ⓘ Reuss Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticino Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crosses | European watershed between North Sea and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| elevation | 2106 m ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegions |
German
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| hasRoad | Gotthard road pass ⓘ |
| hasScenicViewOf | Gotthard massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Tremola road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTunnel |
Gotthard Base Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gotthard Rail Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Gotthard Road Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key north–south transit route through the central Alps ⓘ |
| infrastructureOwner | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorTransitRouteBetween |
Northern Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy transalpine traffic
ⓘ
historic cobblestone road ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Uri ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryRegion | central Switzerland ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Lepontine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Airolo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andermatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine north–south crossings network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gotthard massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Gotthard railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSourceRegionFor |
Reuss River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ticino River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadOftenClosedIn | winter ⓘ |
| roadOpenSeason | summer ⓘ |
| roadType | Swiss national highway route ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major north–south European transport corridor ⓘ |
| tourismType |
hiking destination
ⓘ
scenic route ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gotthard Pass road
this entity surface form:
Gotthard Pass mule track