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Great St Bernard Hospice
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The Great St Bernard Hospice (French: Hospice du Grand St-Bernard; Italian: Ospizio del Gran San Bernardo; German: Hospiz auf dem Grossen St. Bernhard), named after its founder Bernard of Menthon,[1] is a hospice and hostel for travelers at the Great St Bernard Pass in Switzerland. At an elevation of 2,469 m (8,100 ft) in the Pennine Alps, it is located a few hundred metres north from the border with Italy. It is part of the municipality of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the Swiss canton of Valais.
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Location in Switzerland
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