St. Antoni Pass
| St. Antoni Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 1051 m above sea level NHN | ||
| state | Baden-Württemberg | ||
| Valley locations | Mambach | Todtmoos path | |
| expansion | L 146 | ||
| Mountains | Black Forest | ||
| Map (Baden-Württemberg) | |||
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ′ 41 " N , 7 ° 58 ′ 30" E | ||
The St. Antoni Pass is a 1051 m above sea level. NHN high pass crossing between the Zeller district Mambach and Todtmoos -Weg on the state road 146. The pass runs through the FFH area Weidfelder in the Upper Wiesental and connects the Wiesental with the Todtmooser Tal. At the same time, the border between the district of Lörrach (→ List of passes in the district of Lörrach ) and the district of Waldshut runs at the top of the pass . A geographical peculiarity is that the mountain pass and the area to the west of the pass form an exclave of the city of Zell im Wiesental .
history
The chronicle of road construction and road traffic in the Grand Duchy of Baden reports on a major fire on June 30, 1870, in which 21 residential houses and twelve other buildings in Mambach burned down. As a result, a new building line was necessary, which required a redesign of the pass road to St. Antoni. The previous gradient of 7 to 8% has been reduced to 4.2%. The new road through Mambach was elevated to a country road in 1872. In the years 1874 and 1875 further structural measures were carried out at the Häger mill and the Happacher saw, which among other things resulted in a widening of the route to 4.20 meters. The maximum gradient was reduced to 8.5%. The cost of improving the road was given at 49,951 marks .
The chronicle further reports:
“With the exception of the watershed near St. Antoni - within the Lörrach inspection - the road has now been fully incorporated into the regional road association. From the height to Todtmoos it is maintained by the forest owners. Apart from the barely sufficient width and the long lasting steep incline, this road is worthy of its romantic setting alongside the other much-visited Black Forest roads. It has a significant trade in wood, coal and fabricants down the valley, but upwards in cotton, silk, colored goods, fruit, wine, beer and colonial goods . "
profile
The western driveway of Mambach overcomes a height of 585 meters over a distance of 10.5 kilometers, which corresponds to an average gradient of 5.6%. The maximum gradient in the middle of the route is 11% for a short section. At the beginning, the pass runs parallel to the Angenbach and passes the Moosmatt and Rohmatt residential areas. At the Häger Mühle for the northern branch to Häg, the southern to Sonnenmatt. In the further course of the west ramp you pass the Häger waterfalls and the Schürberg-Säge house. The course of the pass road is not very winding until Happach. From Happach the road winds in three switchbacks and one narrow bend to the top of the pass.
The border between Waldshut and Lörrach runs at the top of the pass. The Antoni Chapel and the forest car park of the same name are also located there.
The southern ramp to Todmoos-Weg overcomes an altitude of 5.3 kilometers, 243 meters, which corresponds to an average gradient of 4.6%. An alternative ramp to Todtmoos overcomes an altitude difference of 3.9 kilometers, which corresponds to an average gradient of 6.4%.
Web links
- St. Antoni (1051 m) - pass description
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Josef Baer: Chronicle of road construction and road traffic in the Grand Duchy of Baden , published by Julius Springer, Berlin 1878, p. 511. ( online here )