Passo dello Stelvio

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Passo dello Stelvio is a legendary high-altitude mountain pass in the Italian Alps, famed for its dramatic hairpin bends and frequent use as a decisive stage in professional cycling races.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf high mountain pass
mountain pass
averageGradientEastSide about 7.4 percent
connects Bormio
Prato allo Stelvio
Val Venosta
Valtellina
constructedBy Austrian Empire
country Italy
crosses Ortler Alps
elevation 2757 metres
9045 feet
frequentlyAppearsIn Giro d'Italia
hasAlternativeName Passo di Stelvio
Stelvio Pass
hasClimbCategory hors catégorie
hasHairpinBends yes
highestPavedPassInItaly yes
isFamousFor dramatic hairpin bends
high altitude
scenic views
use in professional cycling races
isOpenInWinter no
isPaved yes
languageOfName Italian
lengthOfEastClimb about 24.3 kilometres
locatedIn Alps NERFINISHED
Italian Alps NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Lombardy
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
maxGradient about 12 percent
nameInGerman Stilfser Joch
nameInRomansh Pass dal Stelvi
nearbyTown Bormio
Prato allo Stelvio
Trafoi
numberOfHairpinBendsEastSide 48
oneOfHighestPavedPassesInAlps yes
openedInYear 1825
partOf Stelvio National Park vicinity
purposeOfConstruction link Lombardy with Austrian Empire
roadNumber SS38
seasonalOpening typically June to October
touristAttraction yes
usedFor driving tourism
motorcycling
road cycling
skiing

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Passo dello Stelvio ("Stelvio Pass")
Passo dello Stelvio ("Passo di Stelvio")
hasAlternativeName
Giro d'Italia
notableClimb

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