Panixer Pass
Panixer Pass | |||
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Panorama from the Panixerpasshöhe |
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Compass direction | north | south | |
Pass height | 2407 m above sea level M. | ||
Canton | Glarus | Grisons | |
Watershed | Sernf | Vorderrhein | |
Valley locations | Elm | Pigniu | |
expansion | Mule track | ||
Map (Graubünden) | |||
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Coordinates | 726 984 / 190 758 |
The Panixerpass (Rätorom. mountain pass in Switzerland that connects Elm in the Glarner Sernftal with Pigniu in the Bündner Vorderrheintal . There is a refuge at the top of the pass ( 2407 m above sea level ) . The pass is not accessible for cars.
) is ageography
The Panixerpass was an important trade and travel link from Glarus via Graubünden to Italy until the 20th century. It is the lowest of all pass crossings between Glarus and the Surselva . Starting points for this high-alpine route, which is difficult to walk in bad weather, are the villages of Andiast and Pigniu on the Grisons side . The higher parts of the alpine pass path also lead over soft Eocene slate and the trail is often covered with rubble in heavy rainy weather; especially from the top to the Alp Renasca. The footpath is better developed on the Glarner side from the Glarner Sernftal to Wallenbrugg to Wichlen to Jätzalp, but it is steeper.
On older maps from the 17th century, the Panixer Pass is not shown as a “preferred” alpine pass route; it was also often in competition with the neighboring Segnespass , which as a high-alpine footpath connects Elm and Flims . Nonetheless, the Panixerpass has become known through the crossing of numerous people, travelers and traders who were looking for a fast and alternative connection between Glarus, the Bündner Passes and Italy.
Crossing by the Russian army in 1799
In the Second Coalition War , the Russian army under General Suworow crossed the Panixer Pass on October 6th and 7th, 1799 while retreating from the Glarus region to Graubünden. The weakened army suffered great losses as a result of snow and cold. Around 2000 soldiers and the same number of pack animals were killed and all 25 guns carried were lost. A memorial plaque on top of the pass commemorates the event.
gallery
Suworow crosses the Panixer Pass . Painting by Alexander von Kotzebue
View of the Lag da Pigniu reservoir
literature
- Martin Bundi: Panixer Pass. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2010 .
Web links
- Panixerpass on the platform ETHorama
- Suvorov's campaign over the Panixer Pass ( memento from August 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - excerpt from the Chronicle of Elm