Uphondo lweAlpine okanye iAlforn eSwitzerland, Isixhobo sokuqala somculo wesiko laseSwitzerland. Ubukho bayo buyaziwa ukususela kwiinkulungwane zakudala. Amaxesha amaninzi esi sixhobo sasibalulekile kubomi bobufundisi baseSwitzerland. Kwiminyaka kamva xa intshukumo yothando yaqhuma kwi s. XIX, kwaye kamva kunye nokunyuka kwezokhenketho kunye nentengiso kwi s. I-XX, I-Alpine trunk yavuselelwa kwakhona kwaye yafumana indawo kwiintsomi zaseSwitzerland kunye nesiko.
Uphondo lweAlpine sisixhobo esenziwe ngomthi wendalo. Yityhubhu enokuba yimitha enye enesiqingatha okanye iimitha ezintathu ubude, inomlomo kunye nesiphelo esijikeleziweyo. Ukusetyenziswa kunye nobukho bophondo lwealpine kubhaliwe ukusukela s. I-XVI, umfanekiso wakhe ufunyenwe kwimizobo yakudala kunye nokungcwatywa kwizindlu ezindala zasefama. Abelusi baseSwitzerland basebenzise isiqu seAlps ukulungiselela iinkomo, ukuzalusa nokuzenza zihambe.
Kodwa esi sixhobo sithathe inxaxheba kwezinye izithethe ezisemthethweni nezenkolo. Indlu nganye yomalusi yayinomboko ophakamileyo, kuba yayiyeyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yokunxibelelana nezilwanyana. kodwa nabantu bommandla. Kwakunjengomnxeba ongaqhelekanga.
Okwangoku ukusetyenziswa kwayo kunxibelelwano akunangqondo, nangona kunjalo, isiqu seAlps siye safunyanwa ngenxa yomculo kunye nemveli yelizwe kwaye ngalo mzuzu yona iyinto enomtsalane kubakhenkethi kwaye iyabonakala kuyo yonke indawo.