Bernina Pass
The Bernina Pass is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley with the Italian-speaking Val Poschiavo, which ends in the Italian town of Tirano in Valtellina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Lej Nair and Ospizio Bernina railway station.
Lej Nair
Lake
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Lej Nair is a small lake on Bernina Pass in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. It is located near the summit of the pass, between Lago Bianco and Lej Pitschen.
Ospizio Bernina railway station
Railway station
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Ospizio Bernina railway station is a station on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. The station lies on the shores of Lago Bianco, near the Bernina Pass, between the Engadin and the valley of Poschiavo, in Graubünden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Rösa and Alp Grüm.
La Rösa
Hamlet
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La Rösa is a hamlet in the upper part of the Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at 1,880 metres above sea level on the southern approach to the Bernina Pass, and is in the municipality of Poschiavo, some 9 kilometres north of the village of the same name. La Rösa is situated 4½ km east of Bernina Pass.
Alp Grüm
Hamlet
Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alp Grüm is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km south of Bernina Pass.
Bernina Pass
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,235 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: rail mountain pass, mountain pass, and landform
- Location: Pontresina, Maloja District, Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Bernina Pass” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бернина”
- Bulgarian: “Бернинапас”
- Cebuano: “Berninapass”
- Chinese: “伯尔尼纳山口”
- Czech: “Bernina Pass”
- Czech: “Berninapass”
- Danish: “Berninapasset”
- Dutch: “Berninapas”
- Esperanto: “Berninopasejo”
- Estonian: “Bernina kuru”
- Finnish: “Berninasola”
- French: “col de la Bernina”
- French: “Col de la Bernina”
- Georgian: “ბერნინის უღელტეხილი”
- German: “Berninapass”
- Hungarian: “Bernina-hágó”
- Italian: “Bernina”
- Italian: “passo del Bernina”
- Italian: “Passo del Bernina”
- Japanese: “ベルニナ峠”
- Korean: “베르니나 고개”
- Latin: “Bernina”
- Lombard: “Pass del Bernina”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Berninapasset”
- Polish: “Berninapass”
- Polish: “Przełęcz Bernina”
- Portuguese: “Passo da Bernina”
- Romanian: “Pasul Bernina”
- Romansh: “Pass dal Bernina”
- Russian: “Бернина”
- Slovenian: “Prelaz Bernina”
- Spanish: “Paso Bernina”
- Swedish: “Berninapass”
- Swedish: “Berninapasset”
- Swiss German: “Berninapass”
- Tosk Albanian: “Berninapass”
- Turkish: “Bernina Geçidi”
- Ukrainian: “Берніна”
- Western Panjabi: “برنینا گلی”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ospizio Bernina and Berninahäuser.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lej Nair and Lej Pitschen.
Engadin: Must-Visit Destinations
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