Talk:Gotthard Pass

Death toll

727 workers lost their lives? Never heard about that. The article about the Gotthard Rail Tunnel speaks of 200 lives lost and says the exact number is unknown. I'd like to know where that number comes from. --Cooper.ch 17:25, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

'177 according the Historischen Lexikons der Schweiz [1]. -- Cate 16:15, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Foot traffic only?

"The bridge .... carried only foot traffic and pack animals until 1975, when the first cars made the journey on a modern highway." I doubt it. Since this bridge was (until the opening of the road tunnel in 1980) the only road route over or through the Gotthard pass, this would imply that it was impossible to drive over the Gotthard pass until 1975 - rubbish. The picture caption states "The image shows the second bridge built in 1826 and above it the third bridge from 1958.", which correctly implies it has always been possible to take a car over this route. TiffaF 08:46, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism. The complete sentence has been replaced. The following improv has been removed and replaced with genuine text: The pass itself was dedicated to the Bavarian Saint Gotthard (Godehard of Hildesheim, ca 960 – May 4, 1038) on April 24, 1236. This dedication was intended to ward off the "evil" of the pass, which is considered why this particular date was chosen - in the middle of the "season of death". This article needs closer adult supervision. --Wetman 17:01, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Old and new roads

This article would benefit from a discussion of the old and new roads that carry traffic across the pass. User:HopsonRoad 12:40, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

H. R. Giger

You might want to add mention of The Mystery of San Gottardo by Swiss artist H. R. Giger in the paintings section; excerpts appear in the anthology ARH+. Buzzby — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.191.67.226 (talk) 10:59, 27 February 2016 (UTC)