Albrunpass

Albrunpass, right the Binn Valley in the Valais canton of Switzerland, left the Italian Piedmont

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The Albrunpass (Italian Bocchetta d' Arbola ) is a 2'409 m high Saumpass that leads across the southern main ridge of the Alps. At the pass, 8 km east of the village of Binn Swiss border between Switzerland and Italy runs. The Albrunpass represents a transition from the Valais Binn to Alpe DEVERO in Italian Valle DEVERO and thus connects the Goms with the Valle d' Ossola ( Ashenvale ).

The mountain pass is dominated (Italian: Monte Figascian, 2'885 m above sea level. M. ), to the east by Ofenhorn (Italian Punta d' Arbola, 3'235 m above sea level. M. ) to the west from Albrunhorn. A little below the summit is at 2,265 m above sea level. M. Binntalhütte of the Swiss Alpine Club SAC. It serves as a guest at a crossing pass or as a starting point for climbs in the area.

Probably the Albrunpass was committed already in the early Iron Age. In Roman times, the pass became more important, which is supported by several grave finds in the Binn Valley. The climb to the pass offered no special difficulties on the Italian side. On the north side, however, the almost impassable Twingischlucht the Binna between Binn and the Goms was for many years an obstacle that had to be bypassed depending on the destination either west or east over a mountain ridge. Only in 1938 a road was laid out with several short tunnels and in 1965 opened an almost 2 km long road tunnel.

The Walser used the Albrunpass the early 13th century for the colonization of Ashenvale. Then also on regional commercial traffic was handled by the pass. The trade was but the beginning of the 15th century because of the confusion surrounding the membership of Ashenvale, which was a point of contention between the Confederation and the Duchy of Milan, again to a halt. In some places medieval path meshing have been preserved on crossing the pass.