Ibergeregg

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Ibergeregg
Ibergeregg

Ibergeregg

Compass direction west east
Pass height 1406  m above sea level M.
Canton Schwyz
Valley locations Schwyz Unteriberg
expansion Pass road
Lock open all year
profile
Ø pitch 8.1% (890 m / 11 km) 5.3% (481 m / 9.1 km)
Max. Incline 10.1% 8.3%
Map (Schwyz)
Ibergeregg (Canton Schwyz)
Ibergeregg
Coordinates 698 434  /  208195 coordinates: 47 ° 1 '3 "  N , 8 ° 44' 0"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and ninety-eight thousand four hundred and thirty-four  /  208195
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The Ibergeregg is a Swiss pass in the canton of Schwyz , which connects the villages of Schwyz and Oberiberg over a pass length of 17 kilometers . The area is a holiday resort with two ski lifts, a campsite and a rich flora and fauna .

geography

The pass is at 1406  m above sea level. M. about six kilometers as the crow flies east of the canton capital Schwyz. To the north of the pass lies the Furggelenstock ( 1656  m above sea level ), south of it the Firstspitz ( 1624  m above sea level ).

East of the Ibergeregg is the source area of ​​the Minster , which later feeds the Sihl . The area is west of Muota drained and belongs to Muotatal . On the Ibergeregg, there are numerous high and lowland moors ; it is a cantonal nature reserve.

In a north-easterly direction, the pass road continues through the municipality of Unteriberg to the Sihlsee and to Einsiedeln with the baroque monastery Einsiedeln . The western end of the road is in Schwyz, where there is a connection to Zurich and Lucerne via the A4 autobahn and the A2 towards Gotthard .

  • Looking south to the Uri Alps

  • View to the west to Lake Lucerne, which is hidden under a sea of ​​fog

  • Clubhouse Donkey Kick (1941)

history

From the late Middle Ages , a mule track led across the Ibergeregg. It was part of the old Schwyzerweg , which was built in the 14th century as the shortest connection from Iberg to Schwyz. The first road was opened to traffic in 1873. Since 1947 there has been a bus connection between Schwyz and Oberiberg in summer. In 1961 the Marienkapelle was inaugurated. In 2019 the moor forests of the Ibergeregg were named landscape of the year .

Since 1933 the ski and club house Eseltritt of the SAC Am Albis has been located 1.5 km below the Ibergeregg pass in the direction of Schwyz .

Web links

Commons : Ibergeregg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of flat moors of national importance
  2. ^ List of moorlands of particular beauty and of national importance
  3. ↑ Ordinance on the use and protection of the Ibergeregg ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 66 kB)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sz.ch
  4. ↑ Landscape of the year 2019 chosen. In: bauernzeitung.ch. May 8, 2019, accessed May 8, 2019 .