Rhaetian Railway
Also known as Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Switzerland, Italy
Inscribed
2008
Area
152 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rhaetian Railway is about 85 km north of Bergamo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Müstair Convent, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Chur · about 38,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Bergamo · about 200,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Vaduz · about 36,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Trento · about 108,000 peopleabout 90 km south-east
- Lugano · about 105,000 peopleabout 95 km south-west
- Como · about 250,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwitzerlandCultural41 km away
ItalyCultural50 km away
SwitzerlandCultural80 km away
ItalyCultural81 km away
SwitzerlandNatural81 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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