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Gästemagazin der Gotthardregion

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2,5<br />

Kilometer lang sind die Stollen des alten Artilleriewerks.<br />

Es wurde ab 1941 als Herzstück des<br />

Alpenréduits errichtet. Die «Zitadelle der Alpen»<br />

blieb über 50 Jahre einsatzbereit. 2012 eröffnete<br />

die Fondazione Sasso San Gottardo ihr Museum,<br />

das seither über 100’000 Gäste besucht haben.<br />

2,5 kilometres – the length of the tunnels in the<br />

old artillery factory, which was built in 1941 as<br />

the centrepiece of the Alpenréduit (retreat to the<br />

mountains). This “Citadel of the Alps” remained<br />

operational for over 50 years. In 2012, the Sasso<br />

San Gottardo Foundation opened its museum,<br />

which has drawn over 100,000 visitors since.<br />

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