Simplon Pass (French: Col du Simplon; German: Simplonpass; Italian: Passo del Sempione; Lombard: Pass del Sempion; 2,006 m or 6,581 ft; Romansh: Pass...

Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, providing a shortcut under the Simplon Pass route. It is straight except for short curves at either end. It consists...

building of a hospice on top of the Simplon Pass. The hospice has always been run by the Canons of Saint Augustine. The Simplon Hospice is located 1,998 m (6...

Simplon is the name of a region in the Alps, and can refer to: Simplon Pass Simplon Tunnel, close to the pass Simplon (département), a former French département...

Simplon (French: [sɛ̃.plɔ̃]) was a department of the First French Empire. It was named after the Simplon Pass (Italian: Passo del Sempione). It was formed...

eyes he liked to show pictures of the proud landmark at the top of the Simplon pass: the mighty granite eagle, which was established under his skilled management...

9 over the Simplon Pass. SBB offers car loading (Autoverlad) to Italy, via the Simplon tunnel and Iselle di Trasquera. By SBB line (Simplon line),...

Brig district, on the south side of the Simplon Pass near the Italian border. It consists of the village of Simplon and the hamlets of Gabi, Egga and Maschihüs...

Great St Bernard Pass is one of the only two road axis connecting Valais with northern Italy, the other axis being the Simplon Pass. The pass runs northwest–southeast...

band and another for the 40-metre band. The antennas were tested on Simplon Pass at an altitude of 2,040 metres. The structure of the HB9XBG antenna was...

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) is a private luxury train service from London to Venice and other European cities. It is currently owned by Belmond...

in the late 19th century. In 1878, the Simplon Railway connected Brig, the last town before the Simplon Pass, from Lausanne and Geneva and other major...

cross a second pass in order to reach the plains, e.g. the Montgenèvre, that is most directly reached by the Col du Lautaret; and the Simplon, which is best...

the north, from the Simplon Pass to the Splügen Pass. With the single exception of the Monte Leone, overlooking the Simplon Pass, the summits of this...

(56 mi) northwest of Milan. It is situated on road and rail routes to the Simplon Pass. The name of the town first appeared in documents on 15 January AD 998...

the Gotthard Pass, the Semmering Pass, the Simplon Pass, and the Stelvio Pass. Crossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal...

First Consul Napoleon had felt the need to better secure the strategic Simplon Pass in Valais since the Battle of Marengo in 1800, as a passage from France...

Septimer Pass Colle Sestriere Colle dei Signori – Italy/France Simplon Pass Soboth (Soboški prelaz) – Austria Splügen Pass Great St Bernard Pass Little...

in 1882, by building the Gotthard Rail Tunnel, followed in 1906 by the Simplon Tunnel and 1913 by the Lötschberg Tunnel, and more recently, in 2007, by...

on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass. Leone in Italian means lion, and the mountain's name is said to come...

Simplon Pass) Lepontine Alps (from Simplon Pass to Splügen Pass) Bernese Alps (north of the Rhône to the Grimsel Pass) Urner Alps (from Grimsel Pass to...

southern side. The Albrun Pass is the lowest pass on the main chain of the Alps between the Simplon Pass and the Gotthard Pass. The pass is located between the...

France and Italy it also passes through Switzerland, via Geneva and Lausanne. After crossing into Italy (shortly after the Simplon Pass, the highest point on...

Porte de Clignancourt. It takes its name from the Rue du Simplon, named after the Simplon Pass in the Lepontine Alps, location of one of the longest railroad...

Monte Leone, in the Simplon Pass area. Politically the Wasenhorn is split between the municipalities of Ried-Brig and Varzo. The Simplon Tunnel runs into...

during the year of the 5 emperors) A Roman road crosses the Alps, by the Simplon Pass. First year of the Chuping era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. The Campaign...

baron Kaspar Stockalper. The prosperity of Brig is bound up with the Simplon Pass, so that it gradually supplanted the more ancient village of Naters opposite...

[11,683 ft]). Climbing the pass requires about 5 hours and is generally a fairly easy hike. It runs from the old Simplon Hospice, a Swiss heritage site...

puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. Before becoming the department of Simplon, the République des Sept Dizains was converted to a revolutionary République...

dip to the east to the Simplon Pass. It is in the portion of the watershed between the Grande St Bernard Pass and the Simplon that the main chain maintains...