Saint Gotthard
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Gotthard or Saint Gotthard may refer to:
- Gotthard of HildesheimGotthard of HildesheimSaint Gotthard , also known as Gothard or Godehard the Bishop, is a Roman Catholic saint.-Life:...
(960–1038), Roman Catholic saint - Saint-Gotthard MassifSaint-Gotthard MassifThe Saint-Gotthard Massif is a mountain range in the Alps in Switzerland, located at the border of four cantons: Valais, Ticino, Uri and Graubünden. The Gotthard Pass is named after it....
, a mountain range in Switzerland - Gotthard nappeGotthard nappeThe Gotthard nappe is, in the geology of the Alps a nappe in the Helvetic zone of Switzerland. It consists of crystalline rocks that were, before the formation of the Alps, part of the lower crust of the southern margin of the European continent .-Position and outcrops:The Gotthard nappe is found...
, the geological structure underneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif - Gotthard Pass, a mountain pass between Airolo and Göschenen in Switzerland
- Tunnels underneath Gotthard Pass:
- Gotthard Rail TunnelGotthard Rail TunnelThe Gotthard Rail Tunnel, is a 15-kilometre long railway tunnel and forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. It connects Göschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Gotthard massif...
(1881) - Gotthard Road TunnelGotthard Road TunnelThe St. Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland runs from Göschenen in the Canton of Uri at its northern portal, to Airolo in Ticino to the south, and is just under in length below the St. Gotthard Pass...
(1980) - Gotthard Base TunnelGotthard Base TunnelThe Gotthard Base Tunnel is a new railway tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps, expected to open in 2016. With a route length of and a total of of tunnels, shafts and passages, it is the world's longest rail tunnel, surpassing the Japanese Seikan Tunnel....
(completion projected for 2016, part of the Swiss AlpTransit initiative)
- Gotthard Rail Tunnel
- Sankt Gotthard im Mühlviertel, a village in Upper AustriaUpper AustriaUpper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
- SzentgotthárdSzentgotthárdSzentgotthárd is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border, and is home to much of Hungary's small Slovene ethnic minority....
, a town in Western Hungary - Gotthard (band)Gotthard (band)Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock/heavy metal band founded in Lugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last eleven albums have all reached number 1 in the Swiss album charts, making them one of the most successful Swiss acts ever....
, a Swiss hard rock band - Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664), a battle in the Austro-Turkish War fought near Szentgotthárd
- Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on December 13, 1705 between an Hungarian army led by János Bottyán and an Austrian-Croatian-Serbian combined army under the command of Hannibal von Heister. The battle took place at Szentgotthárd and Nagyfalva , near the Austro-Hungarian border...
, a battle in Rákóczi's War for Independence fought near Szentgotthárd