Oberalppass

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The Oberalp Pass ( rätorom. Alpsu? / I ) connects the two Swiss villages Disentis / Muster in Surselva in the canton of Graubünden Andermatt in the Canton of Uri in Urserental.

Location

The pass is at 2,044 m above sea level. M. in the municipality of Sedrun. Directly west of the pass is the easy pent Oberalpsee.

Not far from the Oberalp Pass is located in the south of Lai da Tuma ( Toma ) on 2345 m. He is regarded as the source of the Rhine ( Rhine front, clean Anteriur ). The outflow from the lake is called Rein da Tuma. For this and some other inflows, after the first two levels of the valley before Tschamut the Anterior Rhine.

The Matterhorn -Gotthard -Bahn crosses the pass into a short tunnel, making it next to the Bernina Railway is the only railway line in Switzerland, which does at such a height without long tunnel.

The main road 19 that leads over the pass is closed in winter, however, a limited number of vehicles during this time the route will be transported by car train between Andermatt and Sedrun. The opening times of the pass vary depending on snow conditions from mid-April to a maximum in early December.

Tourism

About the Oberalp Pass and along the young Rhine in front of Surselva the distance footpath " Senda Sursilvana " leads to the end of the Rhine Gorge near Tamins, the confluence of the Anterior Rhine and Rhine.

In winter there from the pass operation with snowshoe runners, ski tours and alpine skiers, who can reach the ski area of Sedrun via the Calmut. It performs a non-public cable car to the summit of Schneehüenerstocks.

Since October 2010 is on the pass a red lighthouse, a scaled replica of the 14 meters high under fire " Hoek van Holland ", which stood for 70 years at the mouth of the Rhine in Rotterdam. It is a tourist promotion, which was developed on behalf of Sedrun Disentis Tourism and Switzerland Tourism. The action is to advertise along the Rhine for the holiday region. In addition to coming soon also the old Rhine freighter " Rheinquelle ", which are transported from Basel by land, but previously to serve Rotterdam Coming in as many places along the river as an ambassador of the Rhine.

Former bunker over the pass at the Fellilücke ( 2478 m)

Oberalpsee

Restaurants of the pass, with Schneehüenerstock

Winter with ski lift to the Calmut

Pictures of Oberalppass

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