Schmugglerbrunnen - Gondo, VS, Switzerland
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fi67
N 46° 11.741 E 008° 08.425
32T E 433675 N 5116148
A fountain in the village center of Gondo commemorating the history of a smuggler's village.
Waymark Code: WMT8N2
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Date Posted: 10/15/2016
Views: 4
EN: The smuggler's fountain stands next to the Stockalper Tower and in front of the church in the village center of Gondo. The octagonal stone fountain has a diameter of about 1.5 meters and has the statue of a smuggler atop the center column.
The fountain reminds of the times when Gondo was mainly a smuggler's village. The village is squeezed between steep rock faces in a canyon bottom, there is no place for agricultural land, so the inhabitants used to have little other income opportunities than illegaly transporting goods between Switzerland and Italy on dangerous alpine trails. By the way, it is only about 60 meters from the fountain to the customs station on the border.
DE: Der Schmugglerbrunnen steht neben dem Stockalperturm und vor der Kirche im Dorfzentrum von Gondo. Der achteckige Steinbrunnen hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 1.5 Metern und trägt auf der Mittelsäule die Statue eines Schmugglers.
Der Brunnen erinnert an die Zeit als Gondo vor allem ein Schmugglerdorf war. Das Dorf ist zwischen steilen Felswänden in einer Schlucht eingezwängt, es gibt keinen Platz für landwirtschaftliche Flächen, deshalb hatten die Einwohner früher wenig andere Verdienstmöglichkeiten als auf gefährlichen Bergwegen illegal Waren zwischen der Schweiz und Italien zu transportieren. Vom Brunnen bis zur Zollstation an der Landesgrenze sind es übrigens nur etwa 60 Meter.
Sector of the workforce: smuggling
Created or Donated by which group: Not listed
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