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30-578: The village of Gondo, which is part of Zwischbergen, is located at the southern foot of the Simplon Pass on the Italian border . Although the majority language has been German for a long time, the population is partly of Italian descent. Gondo belonged to the dominion of Novara , until Boniface de Challant , the Bishop of Sion , bought the rights to the village in 1291 from Count de Castello. However,

60-426: A Fachhochschule ). Of these two, one was a Swiss man, the other was a Swiss woman. As of 2000, there were 3 students from Zwischbergen who attended schools outside the municipality. Simplon Pass The 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 dal Simplon )

90-484: A third of the village was destroyed by a landslide that claimed 13 lives and destroyed eight buildings, including the western part of the Stockalper tower, which was built in 1650. Zwischbergen has an area, as of 2011, of 86.1 square kilometers (33.2 sq mi). Of this area, 13.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 62.1%

120-494: Is 1 person who speaks French . As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 58.8% male and 41.2% female. The population was made up of 54 Swiss men (52.9% of the population) and 6 (5.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 40 Swiss women (39.2%) and 2 (2.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 48 or about 61.5% were born in Zwischbergen and lived there in 2000. There were 14 or 17.9% who were born in

150-732: Is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland . It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont ( Italy ). The pass itself and the villages on each side of it, such as Gondo , are in Switzerland. The Simplon Tunnel was built beneath the vicinity of the pass in the early 20th century to carry rail traffic between the two countries. The lowest point of

180-837: Is a register of cultural property in Switzerland . It was established according to article 5 of the second protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict , which provides for the establishment of national registers of cultural property. The register contains both mobile and immobile items of cultural property including old towns, quarters, squares, villages, sacral buildings, houses, castles, bridges, monuments, archaeological sites and collections. Its entries are classified in two groups: those of national significance (class A) and those of regional significance (class B). The selection

210-478: Is based on the significance of the items in the domains of history , aesthetics , art , typology , ethnography , social studies and in other scientific disciplines, as well as on their rarity value. Items of purely local significance are not included; these may be registered separately by the cantonal authorities. The register is prepared by the Federal Office of Civil Protection in cooperation with

240-505: Is unproductive land. The village of Gondo , on the Simplon Pass road, is located in the municipality. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent, between two Peaks Vert in chief a Sun Or, and Vert a Path Argent. Since zwischenbergen means between mountains, the two mountains on the coat of arms are an example of canting arms . Zwischbergen has a population (as of December 2020) of 71. As of 2008, 12.6% of

270-511: The col , and the lowest point on the watershed between the basins of the Rhone and the Po in Switzerland lies in marshland about 500 m (1,640 ft) west of the Simplon Pass settlement at an altitude of 1,995 m or 6,545 ft. Rotelsee is a lake located near the pass at an elevation of 2,028 m (6,654 ft). There are several high peaks around that can be climbed directly from

300-413: The parish of Gondo first belonged to the diocese of Sion in 1822. For much of the history of the village a school was held in the rectory , but in 1958 a schoolhouse was built. A new church was built in 1495 in the village. Disagreements over appointing the administrators of the new church in the middle of the 15th Century led to the creation of a municipal corporation and municipal statutes. Some of

330-585: The Italian frontier at Gondo , that 110 of the 180 million Swiss francs budgeted to the project had been spent and that, while a further five years would be needed to complete all the projected improvements, the Simplon Pass could now be used safely all through the year. The former Simplon département (the Swiss canton Valais ) was named after the pass. The Simplon Pass was also outfitted with rails for train service. The 20 km (12 mi)-long Simplon Tunnel

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360-619: The cantonal authorities and formally issued by the Federal Council . It was first published in 1988 and re-issued in updated form in 1995 and 2009. The 2009 revision covers only A-class objects, with the B-class objects set to be reviewed and updated at a later time. Until then, the lists of B-class objects published by the Office include the B-class objects of the 1995 inventory, the proposals for new or changed B-class objects submitted by

390-486: The construction of the "Napoleon Road". Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance ( German : Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung ; French : Inventaire suisse des biens culturels d'importance nationale et régionale ; Italian : Inventario dei beni culturali svizzeri d'importanza nazionale e regionale )

420-538: The construction of the stone monument depicting an eagle , the symbol of the brigade. The Bernese architect Erwin Friedrich Baumann designed the monument based on the use of granite blocks from the old fortification of Gondo (a town near the pass) to build a statue about nine meters high. The monument was inaugurated in September 1944. In 2005, a memorial was built representing the 200th anniversary of

450-537: The families in Simplon and Gondo became wealthy through freight transport and smuggling over the pass. With their wealth, they became an important part in the political landscape of Valais. Between 1550 and 1897 there were gold mines in the valley. Starting in 1640 a postal riders between Lyon and Milan stopped in Gondo. In the 18th and 19th Centuries the village was hit by devastating avalanches. On 14 October 2000,

480-412: The federal election, a total of 40 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 64.5%. In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 48 votes were cast, of which 0 were invalid. The voter participation was 68.6%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%. In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 52 votes was cast, of which 0 were invalid. The voter participation

510-498: The more exposed stretches of road and the expansion of certain road tunnels to accommodate full size tourist coaches which were significantly taller than the post buses used for local passengers. In October 1970, a party of journalists was invited to inspect the improvements and it was announced that the necessary improvements had been implemented on 37 km (23 mi) of the 42.5 km (26.4 mi) between Brig in Valais and

540-467: The municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 21.9% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 60. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 2, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15 of which or (0.0%) were in manufacturing The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 43. In the tertiary sector; 8 or 18.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or

570-650: The municipality, in 2010, was 2.41%. The historical population is given in the following chart: The Ruin of the Gold Mine at Gondo is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance . In the 2015 federal election the most popular party was the SVP with 70.2% of the votes. The next three most popular parties were the CVP with 28.6%, the PES with 1.0% and the SP with 0.3%. In

600-444: The municipality. There were 36 married individuals, 7 widows or widowers and 4 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 31 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 9 households that consist of only one person and 3 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 33 households that answered this question, 27.3% were households made up of just one person and there

630-550: The pass between the Rhône valley and Italy . Since then, the pass has been usable by road vehicles: first post carriages , replaced early in the twentieth century by post buses . The road was periodically improved and in 1950 the cantonal authorities created a plan whereby the pass could be kept open all through the year, and not closed to traffic between October and late April, like most Alpine passes at this altitude. The improvements included several lengthy avalanche shelters along

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660-553: The pass. These include Wasenhorn , Hubschhorn , Breithorn (Simplon) , and Monte Leone . There had been a locally used passage through the mountains here for several centuries, but the pass acquired international significance during the Napoleonic occupation. Between 1801 and 1805 the Simplon Road was constructed by the engineer Nicolas Céard at the direction of the emperor in order to transport artillery pieces through

690-422: The population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -35.4%. It has changed at a rate of -24.1% due to migration and at a rate of -11.4% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (69 or 88.5%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (4 or 5.1%) and Spanish is the third (3 or 3.8%). There

720-407: The repair of motor vehicles, 10 or 23.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 9 or 20.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry. In 2000, there were 64 workers who commuted into the municipality and 16 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 4.0 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 34.4% of

750-413: The same canton, while 7 or 9.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 8 or 10.3% were born outside of Switzerland. The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%. As of 2000, there were 31 people who were single and never married in

780-464: The total) out of a total of 39 inhabited buildings. There were 16 multi-family buildings (41.0%), along with 10 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (25.6%) and 3 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.7%). In 2000, a total of 31 apartments (41.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 28 apartments (37.8%) were seasonally occupied and 15 apartments (20.3%) were empty. The vacancy rate for

810-568: The workforce coming into Zwischbergen are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 25% used public transportation to get to work, and 40.6% used a private car. From the 2000 census, 73 or 93.6% were Roman Catholic , while 1 or 1.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . In Zwischbergen about 31 or (39.7%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and two or (2.6%) have completed traditional higher education (either university or

840-417: Was 1 adult who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 8 married couples without children, 8 married couples with children There were 4 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 2 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. In 2000 there were 10 single family homes (or 25.6% of

870-458: Was 74.3%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 59.88%. As of  2010, Zwischbergen had an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2008, there were 3 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 1 business involved in this sector. 15 people were employed in the secondary sector and there was 1 business in this sector. 52 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 11 businesses in this sector. There were 32 residents of

900-662: Was opened in 1906. The historic Orient Express used the Simplon route intermittently during the twentieth century, as it carried passengers between Istanbul and Paris . The Hospice du Simplon , at the top of the pass, is owned by the Congregation of Canons Regular at Grand-Saint-Bernard. During the Second World War , officers of the 11th Alpine Brigade of the Swiss Army , based in Zwischbergen, proposed

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