Weiss Kreuz

Hardly any other building shapes the image of Splügen as strongly as the white

Cross. Its asymmetrically stepped gable front determines the

emblematic silhouette of Splügen. But the White Cross was not

beautiful to look at – for centuries it was an important place for

Travelers. Originally, there were several individual houses here, which were built in the course of

have been assembled into a single unit over time.

After the village fire of 1716, it largely received its present form.

The Weiss Kreuz served as a hostel for muleteers, traders and travellers. In the

Goods were reloaded and horses were supplied on the ground floor. In the

stable barn could accommodate up to 24 animals. On the 1st floor there were

kitchen, pantries and dining rooms and on the top two floors

the travellers spent the night in simple guest rooms without

all comforts. Like the rooms below them, they are made of squared timber

. On the outside, the wooden construction was pre-bricked – on the one hand

for fire safety reasons, on the other hand, to make the building a pure stone construction

and thus to make it appear more noble.

The Weiss Kreuz was an important refuge for many travelers after

a strenuous day on the Alpine passes. With the expansion of the

pass roads, the centre of traffic later shifted to others

places; the building lost its original significance and stood for a long time

empty. It was not until 1997 that it was carefully restored and revived. If the

walls, they would tell stories of merchants and

Travellers from all over Europe tell their stories.