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Stelvio Pass

Also known as Stilfser Joch

The Stelvio Pass is a mountain pass in northern Italy at 2,757 metres, one of the highest paved passes in the Alps, linking the Valtellina with the Vinschgau in South Tyrol. Until 1918 it lay on the border between Italy and Austria and was fought over in 1866 and in the First World War.

Stelvio Pass
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Stelvio Pass. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/stelvio-pass
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“Stelvio Pass.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/stelvio-pass. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Stelvio Pass.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/stelvio-pass.
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