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    The border between the modern states of Switzerland and Italy extends for 744 kilometres (462 mi), from the French-Swiss-Italian tripoint at Mont Dolent...
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    The France–Italy border is 515 km (320 mi) long. It runs from the Alps in the north, a region in which it passes over Mont Blanc, down to the Mediterranean...
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    The France–Switzerland border is 572 km (355 mi) long. Its current path is mostly the product of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, with the accession of...
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    The modern states of Austria and Switzerland share a border with a length of 180 km (110 mi) in two parts, separated by Liechtenstein, the longer stretch...
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    The Swiss Border Guard, known as the Swiss Border Guard Command (French: Corps des gardes-frontière, German: Grenzwachtkorps, Italian: Corpo delle guardie...
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    (EU), of which Italy is a member). The two countries share a long border, three common official languages (Italian is one of Switzerland's four official...
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    road, and, nowadays, completely unmarked. Italy/Switzerland border stone at Passo San Giacomo. Some borders were broadly defined by treaty, and surveyors...
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    reaches Como, on the Lake Como, and Chiasso, on the ItalySwitzerland border, where it connects to the Swiss road network. Built in 1924, Autostrada dei Laghi...
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    Area Borders with EU members Austria–Switzerland border France–Switzerland border Germany–Switzerland border ItalySwitzerland border Switzerland officially...
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    Campione d'Italia (category ItalySwitzerland border)
    will apply, but the tax rate will remain that of Switzerland (much lower than that of Italy). A border crossing will be established. Prior to that time...
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    Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north. Switzerland has a maximum north–south length of 220 kilometres...
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    Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to...
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    Chiasso (redirect from Chiasso, Switzerland)
    southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is on the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso (a frazione of Como, Italy). The municipality...
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    The Border Line defenses of Switzerland were constructed in the late 1930s in response to increasing tensions between Switzerland and its neighbours,...
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    income tax to Italy, though in a reduced measure, and it is under Italian sovereignty. Switzerland therefore has one border with it and one border with the...
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    Schengen border, no border control, although there may be customs control due to the external EU border status Open border to microstates, minimal border control...
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    Simplon Tunnel (category ItalySwitzerland border crossings)
    railway tunnel on the Simplon railway that connects Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, providing a shortcut under the Simplon...
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    Austria-Hungary) and two of the Entente Powers (France and Italy) all sharing borders and populations with Switzerland, neutrality proved difficult. Under the Schlieffen...
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    Como (redirect from Como, Italy)
    only made of modern-day Northern Italy, but later exapanded its borders in Tuscany, Umbria and portions of Southern Italy. Under the Lombard rule, Como continued...
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    Matterhorn (category ItalySwitzerland border)
    mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended...
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  • arrested at the Italy-Switzerland border for allegedly trafficking large quantities of cannabis and depositing millions of Euros into Swiss bank accounts...
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    Lake Lugano (category ItalySwitzerland border)
    glacial lake which is situated on the border between southern Switzerland and northern Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between...
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    reaches Como, on the Lake Como, and Chiasso, on the ItalySwitzerland border, where it connects to the Swiss road network (Gotthard Motorway). Autostrada A9...
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    Italian irredentism in Switzerland was a political movement that promoted the unification to Italy of the Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland during...
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    Margherita Hut (category ItalySwitzerland border)
    Monte Rosa, a mountain massif of the Alps lying near the border between Italy and Switzerland. At 4,554 metres (14,941 ft) above sea level, it is the highest...
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    its northern land border, as well as several islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia...
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    Italian immigration to Switzerland (unrelated to the indigenous Italian-speaking population in Ticino and in the southern part of Grisons) is related...
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    between latitudes 35° and 47° N, and longitudes 6° and 19° E. Italy borders Switzerland (698 km or 434 mi), France (476 km or 296 mi), Austria (404 km...
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    St. Bernard (dog breed) (category Dog breeds originating in Switzerland)
    Alps in Italy and Switzerland. They were originally bred for rescue work by the hospice of the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swiss border. The hospice...
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    Lake Maggiore (category ItalySwitzerland border)
    second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and...
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