The Splügen Pass leads from Splügen in the Hinterrhein Valley Chiavenna in the Italian province Sondrio and down to the Lake Como.
background
The Splügen Pass, ital. Passo dello Spluga resp. Romansh Pass dal Spleja leads from the Graubünden region Rheinwald resp. after the Hinterrhein Valley Chiavenna in the Italian province of Sondrio. The transalpine north-south connection was already used as an alpine crossing in Roman times. The most difficult route is not the actual Splügen Pass, but the one Viamala. In this stretch between Thusis and Zillis the Hinterrhein has eaten its way deep into a ravine that was difficult to pass in ancient times and made it passable as early as Roman times with galleries carved into the rock.
In the Middle Ages it lost due to the poor road conditions in the Viamala the Splügenpass in importance, the more easily accessible Septimer pass was favored. Around 1473 the communities of Heinzenberg decided Thusis and Cazisto restore the way in the Viamala.
The main features of the modern street were built under Austrian rule in Milan in 1822. From Splügen (at an altitude of 1450 m above sea level) you reach the pass at 2114 m above sea level. in some serpentines relatively quickly, the route down to Chiavenna past the 1 Lake Montespluga over the villages of Campodolcino and San Giacomo Filipo stretches out in length, finally there are 1,800 meters of altitude to overcome.
Ideas for building a railway line or a Splügen base tunnel were repeatedly moved, and in the end, preference was given to expanding the Gotthard route every time.
Regions
The Splügen Pass connects the Rheinwald region with the Fiume Mera valley, the province Sondrio and the Lake Como; it forms the watershed between the river basins of the Rhine and the Po and separates the Tambogroup from the Platta group in the east and thus forms part of the border between the western and eastern Alps.
language
North of the pass, Romansh resp. Spoken Graubünden German, Italian in the south.
getting there
From Chur if you take the highway 
and at the end of the autobahn turns south in the direction of San Bernardino Pass from. The road leads in two lanes through the bottlenecks in the 1 Viamala, a rest area with access to the bottom of the gorge invites you to take a rest Splügenpassstrasse567 walks into Splügen from the road resp. the main street 
from.
From the top of the pass, where the border with Italy runs, the road bears the name 
.
Tourist Attractions
- Originally the Splügen Pass route ran straight on the eastern side of the Huebscherabach, as early as 1934, after a storm, there was severe destruction due to high water and landslides. to cross the Hübererabach, marble from a local quarry was made in 1834 2 Marble bridge erected (the same marble was also used on the Milan Cathedral) and the road relocated to the slope on the west side of the brook, where it overcomes the height differences with numerous serpentines.
- Various galleries were built due to the dangers of avalanches. The 312 m long is an impressive testimony to the art of architecture 3 Splügen Gallery, which was built in 1843/46 under the supervision of the Grisons canton engineer R. La Nicca. Over the decades there were water ingresses and clogging of drainage channels, with the winter closure of the pass, the gallery was bypassed with a summer road. In 1991 and 2006/11 the gallery was renovated, structurally secured, and part of it is to be prepared as an exhibition space.
- the Berghaus Splügenpass and that 4 Swiss customs house are on the hairpin bends below the pass, the 5 Italian cell house at the top of the pass.
- near the top of the pass 6 Bergseeli, on the Italian side of the 7 Lake Azzurro.
- After crossing the border to Italy one arrives at 2 Montespluga at the lake of the same name.
- A little later you get to the junction after 3 Madesimo with his Ski Area. The mountain railways lead up to the 1 Pizzo Groppera. The mountain is well known in Zurich, from 1979 to 1983 the transmitter and the huge directional transmitter antenna stood here with the Radio 24 as the first Swiss private radio station from abroad (private broadcasting had long been permitted in Italy) supplied the city of Zurich and the surrounding area with its radio program. Complaints from Switzerland led to interventions by the Italian authorities, which in turn led to angry radio listeners to protest rallies in northern Italy.
activities
In the winter
- The 1 Splügen - Rheinwald ski area includes 4 lifts and around 30 kilometers of slopes.
| Surname | phone | Altitude |  |  |  |  |  |  | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splügen - Rheinwald ski area | 41 (0)81 650 90 10 | 1,484 - 2,215 m | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 30 km |
In summer
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- Hikes from the top of the pass to the Bergseeli, continue to 2 Suretta Pass on the Suretta Glacier or also for Lake Azzurro.
- on the old one 2 Via Spluga the Splügen Pass can be crossed on foot in the snow-free months.
kitchen
- 1 Berghaus Splügenpass. Mountain inn with dishes from local production, four guest rooms and a group room.Open: closed in winter, June-October. Fri 2 p.m. - Sun 5 p.m., July - August also Wed, Thu
climate
In the winter months, winter equipment (snow chains or all-wheel drive) is often compulsory, and if there is heavy snowfall, the pass is included Winter closure occupied, the website of the Bündner Civil engineering office informs about the road conditions.
