Wasserfluh
| Wasserfluh | |||
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 Wasserfluh (view of the Thur Valley) |
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 843 m | ||
| Canton | St. Gallen | ||
| Valley locations | Lichtensteig | Well veins | |
| expansion | Pass road / railway tunnel | ||
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| Ø pitch | 7.8% (218 m / 2.8 km) | 7% (183 m / 2.6 km) | |
| Max. Incline | 10% | ||
| Map (Canton of St. Gallen) | |||
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| Coordinates | 726 650 / 243025 | ||
The Wasserfluh ( also Wasserflueh ) is a 5.4 kilometer long pass in Toggenburg and is located in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen . It connects the town of Lichtensteig on the Thur and the town of Brunnadern in the Neckertal . The pass height is 843 m above sea level. M. in the area of the municipality of Oberhelfenschwil .
Main road No. 8 (cantonal road), which connects Eastern and Central Switzerland , leads over the pass . The same regions are connected by the Wasserfluhtunnel , which was built by the Bodensee-Toggenburg Railway (BT) and is now operated by the Südostbahn (SOB).
Web links
- Hans Büchler: Wasserfluh. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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