Push AR
| AR is the abbreviation for the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Stoss . |
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 Appenzeller Bahnen train , Stoss Battle Chapel in the background |
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 943 m above sea level M. | ||
| Canton | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | St. Gallen | |
| Valley locations | Gais AR | Altstätten | |
| expansion | Pass road / railway | ||
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| Ø pitch | 0.6% (24 m / 4.2 km) | 7% (478 m / 6.8 km) | |
| Map (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) | |||
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| Coordinates | 755 330 / 247600 | ||
The Stoss (not to be confused with the Stoos ) is a pass crossing in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden , which connects the Appenzellerland with the St. Gallen Rhine Valley . It is located east of the village of Gais , on the upper edge of the steep slope of the Rhine Valley at 943 m above sea level. M.
In addition to a cantonal road, the Altstätten – Gais narrow-gauge railway also runs over the pass, with the Stoss stop at the top of the pass. The apex of the road and the railway line is 2.3 km west on 971 m on Hebrig seven hundred and fifty-three thousand and ninety-five / 247665 .
history
On June 17, 1405 the Battle of the Stoss took place here. 400 Appenzeller defeated a troop of 1200 mounted abbot and Habsburg soldiers and thus sealed the separation of the old and at that time still undivided country of Appenzell from the sovereignty of the Prince Abbot of St. Gallen . A memorial commemorates this day.
The half-cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden, which have been separated since 1597, celebrated the 600th anniversary of the battle separately - the Catholic Innerrhodians, as every year, with a procession .
As a reminder of the battle, the push-shooting takes place every year. It will be held on the last weekend in August. On April 3, 1927, the Stoss-Schützenverband was founded.
From 1937, the Stoss blocking point was built with tank barricades and 1940/41 bunkers, which were reinforced with 17 modern shelters in 1988/89.
photos
Pass road and stop of the Appenzeller Bahnen
Battle memorial
Battle Chapel
Historic aerial photo by Walter Mittelholzer from 1924
literature
- Rainald Fischer: The art monuments of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden . The Inner Land: Battle Chapel on Stoss . Birkhäuser AG, Basel 1984, ISBN 3-7643-1629-2 . (= The Art Monuments of Switzerland , Volume 74.) pp. 556–558.
Web links
- Peter Witschi: Push. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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