Duklapass
| Duklapass | |||
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 Memorial to the fallen at the pass |
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| Compass direction | North | south | |
| Pass height | 502 m | ||
| region | Province Subcarpathian | Kraj Prešovský | |
| Watershed | ( Wisłok , San , Vistula ) | ( Ondava , Bodrog , Tisza , Danube ) | |
| Valley locations | Barwinek | Vyšný Komárnik | |
| Mountains | Lower Beskids | ||
| particularities | lowest mountain pass in the Carpathian Mountains | ||
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 '4 " N , 21 ° 41' 45" E | ||
The Dukla Pass (Slovak Dukliansky priesmyk , Polish Przełęcz Dukielska , Czech Dukelsky průsmyk ) is one of several which Slovakia with Poland connecting Carpathian passes .
location
The 502 meter high pass, which begins in the Labortzer Bergland ( Laborecká vrchovina ), is a gentle saddle of the Lower Beskids , which are in front of the western part of the Carpathian Mountains to the north. On the Slovak side, the actual ascent begins in Okres Svidník north of the municipality of Vyšný Komárnik, and on the Polish side, after Barwinek , the closest town, the small town of Dukla gives the pass its name. The border with Ukraine is further east. Other Carpathian passes in Ukraine are the Uschok Pass (853 m) and the Serednij Werezkyj Pass (841 m). The Slovakian Cesta I. triedy 21 (I / 21) and the Polish Droga krajowa 19 (DK19, until 2014 Droga krajowa 9 ), both part of the E 371 , plus the European long-distance hiking trails E3 , E8 and the Eisenach mountain hiking trail , lead over the Duklapass. Budapest . The Slovak hiking trail of the heroes of the SNP ends at the pass.
history
As one of the easiest crossings, the Duklapass offered itself not only as an old trade route, but also as a preferred gateway for eastern armies moving west.
In 1849, for example, a Russian army under Paskevich crossed the pass to take part in the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution .
During the First World War , the 1914/15 pass was a hard-fought part of a static front line between Austria-Hungary and Russia. During the Second World War it was captured by the Red Army in September / October 1944 in the course of the Eastern Carpathian operation and thus served as a gateway for the advance on Budapest and Vienna.
At the height of the Duklapass and on the Slovak side you can still find old war material, traces of fortifications, a memorial for the fallen and a lookout tower.
Trivia
After the Duklapass or the victorious battle of 1944, all army sports clubs of the ČSSR were named, including Dukla Prague .
See also
- Slovak National Uprising , 1944
