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St. Gotthard Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The St. Gotthard tunnel forms part of the A2 motorway in Switzerland, running north from Basel through the tunnel down to Chiasso on the border with Italy. Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland is the second longest road tunnel in the world (the longest is Lærdalstunnelen, 24505m). In a few years to come, a second rail tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, will be completed (this tunnel is currently under construction, with increasing portions already complete), which will be longer (57 km) and be put into operation for the use of express trains travelling from northern Switzerland to the Ticino area and beyond. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St._Gotthard_Tunnel   (474 words)

ST GOTTHARD PASS - LoveToKnow Article on ST GOTTHARD PASS The mule path (dating from about 1293) across the pass served for many centuries, for though Mr Greville, in 1775, succeeded in taking a light carriage across, the carriage-road was only constructed between 1820 and 1830., N0w the pass is deserted in favor of the great tunnel (pierced in 187 21880, 93/4 m. In 1909 the Swiss government exercised the right accorded to it by the agreement of 1879 of buying the St Gotthard Railway from the company which built it within thirty years of that date. It takes its name (it is not known wherefore) from St Gotthard, bishop of Hildesheim (d. www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/ST_GOTTHARD_PASS.htm   (354 words)

ST HELENA - LoveToKnow Article on ST HELENA St Helena is the seat of an Anglican bishopric established in 1859. On the leeward (northern) side of St Helena the sea-face is generally formed by cliffs from 600 to iooo ft. high, and on the windward side these heights rise to about 2000 ft., as at Holdfast Tom, Stone Top and Old Joan Point. Among the governors appointed by the company to rule at St Helena was one of the Huguenot refugees, Captain Stephen Poirier (1697I 707), who attempted unsuccessfully to introduce the cultivation of the vine. 95.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/ST_HELENA.htm   (4403 words)

St. Gotthard The pass of St. Gotthard lying at its foot is a lofty, barren valley leading from Lake Lucerne to the valley of the Ticino on the Italian side. As in the famous pass of St. Bernard, shelter is afforded by a hospice. Scarcely less interesting than the pass and the tunnel are the engineering methods adopted to enable trains to reach the entrances of the tunnel. www.factopia.com /aiton-encyclopedia-vol4/st-gotthard-alps.htm   (400 words)

ST GOAR - LoveToKnow Article on ST GOAR In the later middle ages St Goar was the capital of the county of Katzenelnbogen, and on the extinction of this family it passed to Hesse-Cassel. It is in part surrounded by the ruins of its old walls, and contains an Evangelical church, with some Renaissance monuments, and a Roman Catholic church with an image of St Goar of Aquitania, around whose chapel the place originally arose. , a town of Germany, in the Prussian Rhine Province, on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite St Goarshausen and just below the famous Lorelei, 12 m. 93.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/ST_GOAR.htm   (169 words)

Andermatt : Attractions Frommers.com The pass at 2,392m (7,975 ft.) is the highest shelf of the towering longitudinal furrow, dividing the Swiss Alps from the rail junction at Martigny to the town of Chur. The road through the pass was built in the 18th and 19th centuries atop a much older footpath; it's still the shortest route between the two watersheds that fall away on either side. A 15km (9-mile) railway tunnel burrows under the peak of the St. Gotthard massif; nearby, the St. Gotthard road tunnel, opened in 1980, is the longest one in the world. www.frommers.com /destinations/andermatt/2600010029.html   (544 words)

St. Gotthard - Trip to Switzerland - MCPics Gotthard The St. Gotthard Pass is a vital North-South link through the Alps Lucerne The drive to Lucerne by train. It is crossed by the Saint Gotthard Pass, 6,935 ft (2,114 m) high. It is crossed by the St. Gotthard Road (built 1820-30). www.mcuniverse.com /album24_5_sg.htm   (797 words)

Saint Gotthard Pass --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! The name of the pass, initially mentioned early in the 14th century, is believed to be derived from a hospice built at the summit by the dukes of Bavaria in honour of St. Godehard, or Gotthard, an 11th-century bishop of Hildesheim (now in Germany). pass (7,178 ft [2,188 m]) situated just southwest of the Italian border in Savoie département of southeastern France; it lies between the Mont Blanc Massif (north) and the Graian Alps (q.v.; south-southeast). Although the pass was known to the Romans, it was not generally used as a cross-Alpine route until the early 13th century. www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9064863?tocId=9064863   (846 words)

Wikinfo Old Swiss Confederacy Gotthard pass, but the Austrian army of Frederick's brother Leopold I was utterly defeated in the Battle of Morgarten in 1315. The Devil's bridge was built in the 13th century to complete the road over the St. Gotthard pass. Gotthard under their direct control, the latter because most of its territory belonged to reichsfrei monasteries. www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Old_Swiss_Confederacy   (4713 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - St Gotthard St Gotthard Pass, important transport route through the St Gotthard mountains in the Lepontine Alps, south-central Switzerland. The road tunnel through the St Gotthard Pass... St Gotthard, mountain group, south central Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps, in the cantons of Valais, Uri, Ticino, and Graubünden. uk.encarta.msn.com /St_Gotthard.html   (123 words)

www.cyclingnews.presents road racing from around the world Today's stage is the longest in the race at 220 km, and also one of the hardest, with the 2044 metre Oberalp pass followed by two climbs of the 2091 metre St Gotthard pass, once from each side, with the finish at the summit on the second ascent. The five leaders are now tackling the first slopes of the St Gotthard, with a lead of around 8 minutes over the first half of the bunch, which has lost the dead wood over the Overalp pass. Stage 5 - June 23: Widnau/Heerbrugg - St Gotthard pass, 220.6 km www.cyclingnews.com /results/2001/jun01/suisse5live.shtml   (877 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Saint Gotthard Pass Saint Gotthard Pass, important transport route through the Saint Gotthard mountains in the Lepontine Alps, south-central Switzerland. MSN Encarta - Search Results - Saint Gotthard Pass Gotthard, Saint, mountain group, south central Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps, in the cantons of Valais, Uri, Ticino, and Graubünden. encarta.msn.com /Saint_Gotthard_Pass.html   (110 words)

Tokyoahead - Teufelsbruecke - The Devil's Bridge at St. Gotthard Pass Teufelsbruecke - The Devil's Bridge at St. Gotthard Pass The train is still passing at the same place, however going around the ciritcal place over the river "Reuss" by a tunnel (Pic 1). The new brige (darker) is passing from a tunnel to the other side instead of the older one (below) (Pic 2). www.tokyoahead.com /main/article.php/20040810224449121   (547 words)

80 missing after Swiss tunnel fire The Gotthard tunnel, completed in 1980, links Goeschenen in the north with Airolo, 10 miles from the Italian frontier, saving drivers several miles of narrow, twisting mountain road over the St. Gotthard pass that can be closed for up to six months every year because of bad weather. The closure of both the Gotthard and the St. Bernhard routes caused major problems for freight haulers and tourists. Truckers were advised to use the Grand St. Bernard tunnel, south of Geneva, some 160 km (100 miles) east of the Gotthard. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/556188/posts   (1327 words)

St. Gotthard But in spite of its current importance and its famte the St. Gotthard is not one of the oldest passes over the alps. And the Gotthard is located exactly on the shortest route between the densely populated regions of the Lombardy in the South and the Rhein valley in the north, as well as between Rome and Aachen. The romans used the Grand St. Bernard in the west as well as the Splügen- and Julier-pass in the east. www.montivagus.de /e_chpgot.html   (1354 words)

roads.php The pass is situated between the Susten pass in the north, and the Furka pass (starting in the valley of the Rhone) in the south. We came from the south, and from that side, you approach the pass by a narrow road, accompanied by a stream. We rode this pass once in the end of may, from the north side, and it was covered in snow. www.sylviastuurman.nl /stories/alpen/roads.php   (2224 words)

Cycling Through Three Cultures in One Small Country Gotthard Pass has been one of the most important passages between northern and southern Europe for centuries. The St Gotthard road was improved in the early 1800's to accommodate commercial stagecoach traffic. A quarter mile around a bend and down about a hundred feet in elevation you'll arrive at the St Gotthard tourist center. www.cycling-in-switzerland.ch /11_travel_reports/travel_reports/travel_report_3.html   (4770 words)

St Gotthard pass The Gotthard pass is really nothing special, but it's a good starting pass if you've never done any before or are nervous. We fancy driving over the St Gotthard pass instead of using the tunnel (in July, not winter!). the route known as the Gotthard pass is not too bad a route. www.ideamerge.com /motoeuropa/generaldriving/bulletinboard/messages/247.html   (198 words)

Edward Bernstein: My Years of Exile (Chap.1) As I had applied in Flüelen for a voucher for the journey over the St. Gotthard Pass, and had left it to the mail contractor to allot me a place, Fate had been very kind to me. Like most of the mountain diligences, the old Gotthard diligence had three sorts or classes of sitting accommodation. In complete darkness we drove through the most magnificent portion of the St. Gotthard road, known as the Schöllenen, where the highway narrows to a narrow pass enclosed by gigantic and. That over a certain section of the pass the descent does not permit the charm of the journey to be realised so effectually as the ascent is undoubtedly correct, as every pedestrian will have discovered for himself. www.marxists.org /reference/archive/bernstein/works/1915/exile/ch01.htm   (4348 words)

theglobalrailway.com; Press Bureau - "TransAlpino" Along the 57-km portal-to-portal route, the tunnel bore must pass through a veritable layer-cake: from the hard granite of the Gotthard massif, to the soft rock of the Tavetsch intermediate massif, and onwards through high-stress Pennine gneiss zone to the south. The existing 15-km Gotthard tunnel (built in 1882 during the age of steam) is a high-altitude affair when compared with the new scheme, which bores through the ancient base of the Alps. The Gotthard Base Tunnel (57 km) is, then, linked into the overall Zurich-Lugano alignment by, to the north, the Zimmerberg (20 km) and the Ceneri (16 km), to the south. www.theglobalrailway.com /pressbureau/features/transalpino.htm   (1027 words)

Back to Gotthard Pass The next town was at a junction of passes, including St. Gotthard pass, nestled in a valley between these behemoth mountains. The Romans first used St. Gotthard Pass in the early 13th century. Gotthard Pass got its name from a bishop of Hildesheim in Germany. www.humboldt.edu /~travel/2002/gotthard.html   (2833 words)

International Travel News: All Aboard! William Tell Express 2002. (train t... @ HighBeam Research Almost before you settle into the first-class seat of Europe's most spacious panoramic carriage, your train is speeding through the deep ravines and precipitous cliffs of the Reuss Valley and taking you past Altdorf, the capital of canton Uri and the key to the St. Gotthard Pass. Sailing from Brunnen, your paddle steamer passes the Schiller Stone, the gleaming monolith rising from the lake that is a memorial to the author of Switzerland's national epic. The St. Gotthard line carries your carriage from 1,540 feet to 3,628 feet at the entrance to the 9.3-mile St. Gotthard Tunnel at Goschenen. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:85133022&refid=holomed_1   (1762 words)

May 4 The St. Gotthard pass in theAlps is named for him. A millstone, said to be the stone which was tied around Florian's neck at his drowning is kept in the crypt of the Church of St. Florian near Linz. His relics are preserved in the Benedictine monastery in Hildesheim. courseweb.stthomas.edu /paschons/language_http/calendar/may4.html   (467 words)

Ticino River --  Encyclopædia Britannica The river is 154 miles (248 km) long, flowing southeast in the Leventina valley, followed by road and rail from St. Gotthard Pass to Bellinzona... capital of Ticino canton, southern Switzerland, on the Ticino River, at the junction of roads to the St. Gotthard, Lukmanier, and San Bernardino passes, east of Locarno. The river is 154 miles (248 km) long, flowing southeast in the Leventina valley, followed by road and rail from St. Gotthard Pass to Bellinzona (Switzerland), then west to Lake Maggiore, Italy, … www.britannica.com /eb/article-9072398?tocId=9072398   (853 words)

www.cyclingnews.presents road racing from around the world The extremely challenging 220 km fifth stage from Widnau/Heerbrugg to the St Gotthard pass was won by ageless Russian, Dimitri Konyshev after spending 195 kilometres in front of the race. Although Nicolas Jalabert was the virtual leader on the road, Dimitri Konyshev was certainly the strongest as he won the Oberalp Pass climb, then accelerated away from the others on the first ascent of St Gotthard (the easy side). The fear of the final 13 km/7.3 percent cobbled ascent of St Gotthard did not deter a group of seven riders: Dimitri Konyshev (Fassa Bortolo), Nicolas Jalabert (CSC), Robert Sassone (Cofidis), Rolf Aldag (Telekom), Daniele Contrini (Liquigas), Pedro Horillo (Mapei) and Matthias Buxhofer (Phonak), who attacked after 27 kilometres. www.cyclingnews.com /results/2001/jun01/suisse015.shtml   (929 words)

ABB pumping stations remove water from world’s longest railroad tunnel - Innovative engineering - Pressure group After centuries spent improving the route over the mountains, the Swiss built the first tunnel, for trains, below the St. Gotthard Pass in the 19th century, followed by a road tunnel in the 1980s. The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a high-profile project that is certain to enhance Switzerland’s already rock-solid reputation as a pioneer of tunnel building. Ever since the first bridge was built on this route in the early 13th century, the mountain terrain and harsh weather have combined to challenge man’s ingenuity and engineering ability. www.abb.com /global/gad/gad02077.nsf/lupLongContent/0F16D14711331D7DC1256E3900359D81   (1698 words)

Frank Lu The town of Martigny lies at the juction to the Grand Saint Bernard Pass, still accessible by road although now bypassed by a tunnel.The valley floor between Martigny and Sion is flat and fertile and is one of the main wine-growing regions of Switzerland. Roads lead to the many ski resorts, such as Leysin and Les Diablerets. homepage.eircom.net /~franklu/entertainment/travel/switzerland/southwest.htm   (496 words)

INS Scholarship 1997: André Masséna, Prince D'Essling, in the Age of Revolution He had undeniably passed his prime as a commander, while his opponent, the Duke of Wellington, was reaching the peak of his abilities. Suvorov had no alternative but to make his escape across the treacherous Panixer Pass (which is a difficult mountain trail to this day), abandoning his baggage and artillery, and losing as many as 5,000 men. His troops climbed through the 3,000-foot Nava Pass before pushing down the Tanaro valley. www.napoleon-series.org /ins/scholarship97/c_massena.html   (10941 words)

Palo Alto Bicycles: Forty Years Cycling the Alps Photo Gallery Jobst Brandt at the summit of the St Gotthard Pass, Switzerland, 1959. Jobst Brandt climbing the Iseran Pass, France, 2001. Jobst Brandt first rode the Alpine passes in 1959. www.paloaltobicycles.com /alps_photos.html   (336 words)

Cycling & Adventure Trips, Outdoor Holidays: Across Switzerland from North to South - Discovery Travel To make the journey one has to cross over the Alps by way of the St Gotthard Pass (usually closed until the end of May) but this can be done on the train through the St Gotthard tunnel for those who prefer. You are now in a high alpine valley and have a flatter interlude to Hospental before the final climb up the St Gotthard Pass. Beyond this very pretty town you will ride alongside Lake Lucerne, the historical heart of the country, before starting the gradual climb up and over the St Gotthard Pass, descending to Airolo. www.discoverytravel.co.uk /index.php?pid=display&id=99   (682 words)

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