Zusten or Zustenpass ( German Sustenpass ) - a high-mountain pass in the Swiss Alps , connecting the cantons of Uri and Bern .
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View from the Susten Pass southward to Lake Steinsee , the Steingletcher Glacier | |
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Its height is 2,224 meters above sea level. The nearest settlements are Innertkirchen (canton of Bern) and Wassen (canton of Uri).
Through the pass in 1928-1945, a road was laid open for traffic, usually from June to October [1] , and used mainly by car tourists .
Notes
- ↑ Kanton Uri. Passöffnungen (German) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment March 22, 2010. Archived April 1, 2010.
Literature
- Walter Zschokke. Die Strasse in die vergessene Landschaft. Der Sustenpass. - gta Verlag, 1997. - ISBN 978-3-85676-077-9 .