Pogush

This article deals with the passport, for the cadastral community and place see Pogusch (community Sankt Lorenzen) .

Pogush
View in south direction
Compass direction	south	North
Pass height	1059  m above sea level A.
state	Styria
Watershed	Stollingerbach, Mürz , Mur , Drau , Danube	Stübmingbach, Thörlbach, Mürz, Mur, Drau, Danube
Valley locations	Sankt Lorenzen in Mürz Valley	Turnau
expansion	Pass road
Map (Styria)
Coordinates	47 ° 31 '46 "  N , 15 ° 20' 2"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '46 "  N , 15 ° 20' 2"  E

The Pogusch is a 1059  m above sea level. A. high alpine pass in Upper Styria . The pass creates the connection between the municipalities of Turnau and Sankt Lorenzen in the Mürz Valley . The “Steirereck” inn is located at the top of the pass.

The earliest written document is from 1280-1295 and reads "at the Pokus". The name goes back to the old Slavic pogošta (restaurant, accommodation). The field name was transferred to the passport.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pogusch and the surrounding area on ÖK 50 , www.austrianmap.at , Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying Austria, Austrian map, scale 1: 50,000.
2. ↑ Steirereck tavern. Retrieved November 27, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Fritz Frhr. Lochner von Hüttenbach: On the name property of the early Middle Ages in Styria (=  magazine of the Historical Association for Styria . Volume 99 ). Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2008, p. 36 ( historerverein-stmk.at [PDF; 16.9 MB ]).