Foscagno Pass
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Foscagno Pass (el. 2291 m.) is a high mountain pass
in the Alps
in the province of Sondrio
, northern Italy
.
The road (SS 301) connects Bormio
in the east and Livigno
in the west.
This route also includes the subsidiary Eira Pass (2209 m) which lies between the Foscagno Pass and Livigno itself. Here lies the village of Trepalle
, part of Livigno
municipality
, and one of Europe's highest inhabited parishes.
Although both sides of the pass are in the same country, Italy, you are required to pass through customs
at the top. This is due to the duty free status of Livigno.
The pass is located on the main alpine
watershed
. Water on the north side of the pass flows down into the Inn
and Danube
, whereas water on the south side flows down into the Adda
and Po
.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
in the province of Sondrio
Province of Sondrio
The Province of Sondrio is in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the town of Sondrio.It has an area of 3,212 km², and a total population of 176,856...
, northern Italy
Italy
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.
The road (SS 301) connects Bormio
Bormio
Bormio is a town and comune located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. It has a population of 4,200...
in the east and Livigno
Livigno
Livigno is a town and comune in the province of Sondrio, in the region of Lombardy, Italy, located in the Italian Alps.- Geography :Livigno is located 1,816 metres above sea level. Livigno's main river is called Aqua Granda or Spöl. Trepalle, a frazione in the municipality of Livigno, is...
in the west.
This route also includes the subsidiary Eira Pass (2209 m) which lies between the Foscagno Pass and Livigno itself. Here lies the village of Trepalle
Trepalle
Trepalle is a village in the Italian Alps, a frazione of Livigno, Lombardy. It is considered to be the village located at the highest altitude in Europe...
, part of Livigno
Livigno
Livigno is a town and comune in the province of Sondrio, in the region of Lombardy, Italy, located in the Italian Alps.- Geography :Livigno is located 1,816 metres above sea level. Livigno's main river is called Aqua Granda or Spöl. Trepalle, a frazione in the municipality of Livigno, is...
municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
, and one of Europe's highest inhabited parishes.
Although both sides of the pass are in the same country, Italy, you are required to pass through customs
Customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, transports, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country...
at the top. This is due to the duty free status of Livigno.
The pass is located on the main alpine
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
watershed
Water divide
A drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...
. Water on the north side of the pass flows down into the Inn
Inn River
The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...
and Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
, whereas water on the south side flows down into the Adda
Adda River
The Adda is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland and flows through Lake Como. The Adda joins the Po a few kilometres upstream of Cremona. It is 313 kilometres long...
and Po
Po River
The Po |Ligurian]]: Bodincus or Bodencus) is a river that flows either or – considering the length of the Maira, a right bank tributary – eastward across northern Italy, from a spring seeping from a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the head of the Val Po under the northwest face...
.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes