Chatzenstrick Pass

Pass Chatzenstrick, coming from Einsiedeln

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The Chatzenstrick is situated in the Swiss canton of Schwyz passport and pilgrim route that connects the villages of Einsiedeln and Altmatt together. The pass is at 1053 meters above sea level with a height difference of about 150-200 meters.

Coming from Einsiedeln the road is paved throughout to the pass. From there, the gravel road towards Altmatt to motorized traffic is blocked.

Catering

From Einsiedeln coming, a few hundred meters before the pass, is the inn, " Cats trick ". From the sun terrace you have a good view of the Schwyz and Glarus Alps and to Einsiedeln. The restaurant is currently closed.

Etymology

The Chatzenstrick / cats trick has neither a cat (Swiss German: Chatz ) to be done with a knitting something. The first part of the word goes to a farmer named Kätzi (also Chätzi written ), who farmed this area. The second part of the word comes from strokes. Here is a field-names (Old High German Strih = strip district, Middle High German line = land ). Thus, the original name was: Chätzis strokes, which means as much as: the land of Chätzi.

The pilgrimage of the Lucerne to Einsiedeln pilgrimage led earlier about the cats trick, what has this registered the nickname cats executor.

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