Chilchzimmer saddle

Chilchzimmer saddle
Pass height
Compass direction	east	west
Pass height	991  m above sea level M.
Canton	Basel-Country
Watershed	Leisibach → Diegter Bach → Ergolz → Rhine	Chilchzimmerbach → Schöntal Bach → Augst Bach → Dünnern → Aare → Rhine
Valley locations	Eptingen	Langenbruck
expansion	Country road
Built	in the first World War
Winter closure	no
profile
Ø pitch	7.9% (498 m / 5.7 km)	7.2% (288 m / 4.0 km)
Map (Switzerland)
Coordinates	627507  /  246297 coordinates: 47 ° 22 '1 "  N , 7 ° 48' 10"  O ; CH1903:  627507  /  246297

The Chilchzimmersattel is a Swiss pass in the Folded Jura in the south of the canton of Basel-Landschaft . It is located at 991 m above sea level. M. between the communities of Eptingen and Langenbruck .

The pass road between these two places is a 9.7 km long country road with gradients of up to 15%. The western driveway from Langenbruck overcomes a height difference of 288 m with almost no bends, the eastern driveway from Eptingen has a height difference of 498 m and 9 bends.

The saddle was secured by the Unter Hauenstein barrier from the Second World War ; In the vicinity there are remains of fortifications of the Hauenstein fortification , which were built during the First World War . During this time the pass road was laid out by the Swiss Army. The Belchenflue is located near the Chilchzimmersattel , which is why the pass is also popularly known as "Belchen" or "Bölchen".