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Simplon Pass (2008 m.
Metre

The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes....
/6589 ft.) is a high mountain pass
Mountain pass

In a range of hills, or especially of mountain range, a pass is a saddle point in between two areas of higher elevation. If following the lowest possible route through a mountain range, a pass is locally the highest point on that route....
 between the Pennine Alps
Pennine Alps

The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy . The Col Ferret separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif; the Dora Baltea valley separates them from the Graian Alps; the Simplon Pass separates them from the Lepontine Alps; the Rh?ne River valley separates them from the Berne...
 and the Lepontine Alps
Lepontine Alps

The Lepontine Alps are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy . The Furka Pass, St. Gotthard Pass and the upper Rh?ne River valley separate them from the Bernese Alps; the upper Rh?ne River valley separates them from the Urner Alps; the Simplon Pass separates them from the Pennine Alps; t...
 in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. It connects Brig
Brig, Switzerland

Brig-Glis is a municipality in the district of Brig in the Cantons of Switzerland of Valais in Switzerland.It was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former municipalities Brig, Switzerland, Glis, Switzerland and Brigerbad....
 in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland

File:Karte 13 Alte Orte.pngThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the State s of the federation of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereignty state with its own borders, army and currency until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848....
 of Valais
Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
 with Domodossola
Domodossola

Domodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont , Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola ....
 in Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
 (Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
). The pass itself is, together with the first villages across the border such as Gondo, still in Switzerland. The Simplon Tunnel
Simplon Tunnel

The Simplon Tunnel is an Alpine railway tunnel that connects the Swiss town of Brig, Switzerland with Domodossola in Italy, though its relatively straight trajectory does not run under Simplon Pass itself....
 was built beneath the vicinity of the pass in the early 20th century to carry rail traffic between the two countries.

Rotelsee
Rotelsee

Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland....
 is a lake located near the pass at an elevation of 2028 m.

e has been a locally used passage through the mountains here for several centuries, but the pass acquired international significance during the Napoleonic occupation.






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Simplon Pass (2008 m.
Metre

The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes....
/6589 ft.) is a high mountain pass
Mountain pass

In a range of hills, or especially of mountain range, a pass is a saddle point in between two areas of higher elevation. If following the lowest possible route through a mountain range, a pass is locally the highest point on that route....
 between the Pennine Alps
Pennine Alps

The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy . The Col Ferret separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif; the Dora Baltea valley separates them from the Graian Alps; the Simplon Pass separates them from the Lepontine Alps; the Rh?ne River valley separates them from the Berne...
 and the Lepontine Alps
Lepontine Alps

The Lepontine Alps are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy . The Furka Pass, St. Gotthard Pass and the upper Rh?ne River valley separate them from the Bernese Alps; the upper Rh?ne River valley separates them from the Urner Alps; the Simplon Pass separates them from the Pennine Alps; t...
 in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. It connects Brig
Brig, Switzerland

Brig-Glis is a municipality in the district of Brig in the Cantons of Switzerland of Valais in Switzerland.It was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former municipalities Brig, Switzerland, Glis, Switzerland and Brigerbad....
 in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland

File:Karte 13 Alte Orte.pngThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the State s of the federation of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereignty state with its own borders, army and currency until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848....
 of Valais
Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
 with Domodossola
Domodossola

Domodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont , Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola ....
 in Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
 (Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
). The pass itself is, together with the first villages across the border such as Gondo, still in Switzerland. The Simplon Tunnel
Simplon Tunnel

The Simplon Tunnel is an Alpine railway tunnel that connects the Swiss town of Brig, Switzerland with Domodossola in Italy, though its relatively straight trajectory does not run under Simplon Pass itself....
 was built beneath the vicinity of the pass in the early 20th century to carry rail traffic between the two countries.

Rotelsee
Rotelsee

Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland....
 is a lake located near the pass at an elevation of 2028 m.

History

There has been a locally used passage through the mountains here for several centuries, but the pass acquired international significance during the Napoleonic occupation. Between 1801 and 1805 a road was constructed by the engineer Nicolas Céard at the direction of the emperor in order to transport artillery pieces through the pass between the Rhône valley and Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. Since then, the pass has been usable by post carriages, replaced early in the twentieth century by post buses.

The former Simplon département
Simplon (département)

Simplon was the name of a d?partement in France of the First French Empire. It is named after the Simplon Pass. It was formed in 1810, when the Valais was occupied by the French....
 (the Swiss canton Valais
Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
) was named after the pass.

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