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Water springs across the centuries. The meteoric waters that filter through the peaks around the San Bernardino mountain pass, and that follow profound courses through the Triassic rock formations, take about three decades to reach - wholly purified and mineralized - the springs, situated at an altitude of 1,605 and 1,810 metres above sea level. As far back as Roman times, San Bernardino water was known not only as a beverage, but also as a bathing water. Early archaeological findings concerning San Bernardino mineral water springs date back to 1865, when the remains of six wooden baths and the brickwork of a heater were found under a layer of gravel and peat during renovation works on the square and the buildings’ extension. These findings lead us to suppose that the mineral water was already known in medieval times. In 1467 the spring was called “aqua de aqua bona� [Water derived from good water] in a document drafted when two families settled down in San Bernardino.
In 1707 J.J. Scheuchzer, naturalist and doctor, wrote of sour-tasting water gushing out near the village in a field dotted with numberless Autumn Crocuses. And as far back as 1786 the spring water reached beyond its source, as we can deduce from G.R. Th. Storr’s remarks. In his book “Alpenreise” he also wrote that he had found some guests at San Bernardino enjoying water treatment, a source of health, and how the amount of water sent elsewhere was greater than the amount consumed on site. The new San Bernardino carriageway was built between 1818 and 1823. The highly relevant project that linked the Eastern Alps’ northern and southern regions was also implemented thanks to the financial participation of the king of Sardinia, Victor Emanuel I. In 1824 Capeller performed the first analysis of mineral water, followed by Dr. Luigi Grossi and by chemist Gerolamo Broglia in 1825. In 1829 the mineral water spring was enhanced by a building with an arcade funded by the generosity of Paolo Battaglia, a wealthy Milanese merchant. He financed construction works of an arcade over the spring as a sign of appreciation for having being healed of his health problems. The mineral water’s beneficial effects and San Bernardino’s better access, ensured by the new carriageway, attracted an increasing number of guests from neighbouring Lombardy and Piedmont.
Long 9°12’03.26”E Lat 46° 28’01.59”N
Pure water from the heart of the Swiss Alps. Kràtos Grischa have access to 5 alpine springs for a potential of 170.000.000 litres per year. Location of the springs Our springs are located to the east of San Bernardino, Municipality of Mesocco, in locality Pian Cales, on the west side of Piz de la Lumbreida, in the Swiss Alps. The height of the springs is approximately 1’626 and 1’810 meters above sea level. The coordinates of the springs are approximately 735’352 easting / 147’718 northing in the CH-Grid coordinates system, also long 9°12’03.26”E (9.200905E) and lat 46°28’01.59”N (46.467109N) in the WGS84 coordinates system.
Type of springs. The natural springs are overflow springs. The deep supply, of a manily structural origin, is generated by the contact between the covering nappe of the Tambo (recharge zone) and the calcescists of the Mesocco nappe (less permeable formation, acquiclude). Type of aquifer. Rocky mass, the main permeability is structural (fractures in the rock). Along the underground course, the water encounters dolomite lenses and Triassic limestone, which increase the calcium and magnesium mineralisation. The aquifer is protected in the surface area by a quaternary cover, mainly formed of slope debris and morainic material, in which circulation of sub-surface water is present with less mineralisation. In the natural overflow springs, we find a mixture of these two types of water. San Bernardino is: 77 Km from Lugano, 152 Km from Milan (Italy), 180 Km from Lucerne, 187 Km from Zurich, 289 Km from Bern far away.
The San Bernardino spring water is formed in the heart of the Swiss mountains where nature and its fruit are greatly respected. Such respect has maintained this gift of nature intact to date. A unique water pure and rich in precious trace elements that improve our health and well-being. The San Bernardino spring water is formed in the heart of the Swiss mountains where nature and its fruit are greatly respected. Such respect has maintained this gift of nature intact to date. A unique water pure and rich in precious trace elements that improve our health and well-being.
SAN BERNARDINO NEVE. The village of San Bernardino is located in a gentle valley at the foot of the San Bernardino mountain pass and of many unpolluted mountains. Its people’s respect since ancient times has ensured the San Bernardino spring special care, maintaining it untouched till our days. Today as in former centuries San Bernardino Neve mineral water is still pure and rich in precious trace elements that improve our health and well-being Neve is considered a light and microbiologically pure water, thus apt for daily consumption, as well as for the newborn and in childhood when the body is still delicate and yet requires a complete diet. Mineral waters envisage two different limits for nitrates: 45 mg/l in normal mineral waters and 10 mg/l in those for children. The full absence of any trace of nitrates in San Bernardino Neve water, hence its unquestioned purity.
Spring temperature Fluorides pH Sulphates Electric Conductivity (20°) Nitrates Total Mineralisation Calcium Total Hardness
5.7 0.06 8.21 200.4 476 µ absents 385 71.2 27.2
°C mg/l mg/l g/l mg/l mg/l fH°
Silica Free carbon dioxide Magnesium Bicarbonate Potassium Chloride Sodium Ammonium
3.6 7.8 23 75.7 2.2 absent 1.4 absent
mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l
SAN BERNARDINO ACQUA DI ROCCIA The San Bernardino Acqua di Roccia mineral water is naturally sparkling. It is a genuine mountain spring water which gushes out at 1,626 metres above sea level in an unpolluted region and at a temperature between 8.5 and 9 degrees Centigrade, both in summer and in winter. San Bernardino water is healthy as it is rich in minerals essential for the wellbeing of man. Classic San Bernardino can be defined as a calcium-rich water insofar as it contains 652 milligrammes per litre. This level of calcium is particularly noteworthy, since said mineral is essential to the forming process of teeth and bones. Furthermore, it can be considered as a sulphate water, especially useful for sufferers of gastritis or those with liver problems. Classic San Bernardino mineral water contains 74 milligrammes of magnesium per litre. Water containing plenty of magnesium is useful in the prevention of the furring up of the arteries. Our water has another important characteristic, that being the content of bicarbonate, 887 milligrammes per litre, and so when drunk at meal times, it aids digestion. Further still, it contains a perfect amount of flouride, namely 0.03 milligrammes per litre, an essential mineral found in teeth and bones. Classic San Bernardino mineral water contains 26.4 milligrammes of silica per litre and is essential therefore in the prevention of tissue and collagen alteration, sclerosis and osteoporosis.
Spring temperature Fluorides pH Sulphates Electric Conductivity (20°) Nitrates Total Mineralisation Calcium
10.8 0.03 6.6 1157 2492 µ < 0.2 2822 652
°C mg/l mg/l g/l mg/l mg/l
Total Hardness Silica Free carbon dioxide Magnesium Bicarbonate Potassium Chloride Sodium
193 26.4 403 74 887 1.2 4.3 11.7
fH° mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l
Our water get through any test. San Bernardino Neve is a real mountain water that spurts at an altitude of 1,810 metres above sea level in a pure unpolluted area. And this unquestioned purity can be noticed in the total absence of nitrates. How itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to read by the following analysis (they have been realized for the North American market, which has one of the most severe regulations) traces of pollutants are so low that the most precise instruments are not able to notice them.
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