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San Bernardino is a mountainous village in the canton of
The old ''Mulattiera'' is still visible and in good condition, this was the path for horses before the construction of a road in 1770 by the adjacent municipalities. In 1812 the state (or canton) of Graubünden built a new road that is actually the one still in use for local traffic and across the pass, whereas the tunnel traffic uses a newly built road that avoids serpentines to allow a fluent traffic.
The walls were built then as dry walls and were restored in 1995 because the road has still to work as a replacement for the tunnel if it has to be closed. The restoration was completed with a minimum amount of concrete reinforcements.Historic Road dating 1812 being restored (german)
San Bernardino on Graubünden Ferien, official tourism board for holidays in switzerland in this area.
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Grisons
The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include:
*german: (Kanton) Graubünden ;
* Romansh:
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** rm, label=Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label=Surmiran, (Cant ...
in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It is the southern entry point to the San Bernardino tunnel, which complemented the road over the San Bernardino Pass in 1967, opening a new all-year-round road to crossing the Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...
.
The village is part of the municipality of Mesocco
Mesocco ( Lombard: ''Mesòch'') is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
The first human settlement in the area dates back to the Mesolithic era. Stone tools dating to about 6000 BC have been found in the ...
. The language spoken is Italian, one of the three official languages in the canton of Graubünden.
The church dates from around 1450, only years before the ''Viamala'' gorge bridge was opened for traffic, multiplying traffic across the pass.
Traffic
The old ''Mulattiera'' is still visible and in good condition, this was the path for horses before the construction of a road in 1770 by the adjacent municipalities. In 1812 the state (or canton) of Graubünden built a new road that is actually the one still in use for local traffic and across the pass, whereas the tunnel traffic uses a newly built road that avoids serpentines to allow a fluent traffic.
The walls were built then as dry walls and were restored in 1995 because the road has still to work as a replacement for the tunnel if it has to be closed. The restoration was completed with a minimum amount of concrete reinforcements.Geography
Lagh Doss is located close to the village. The municipality encloses ''Val Curciusa'', a valley lying north of Bocchetta di Curciusa and therefore emptying its waters towards theRhine
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river and the North Sea instead of the Adriatic Sea as in most Italian spoken areas of the canton of Graubünden.
Weather
References
External links
* * *San Bernardino on Graubünden Ferien, official tourism board for holidays in switzerland in this area.
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