Schwägalp Pass

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The Schwägalppass ( 1'278 m above sea level. M. ) is located in eastern Switzerland between Nesslau- Neu St. Johann in Upper Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen and Urnäsch in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The actual peak with 1,300 m is located just south-west on the territory of the municipality Nesslau. The pass is lined with two unequal high mountains to the east, Santis, in the west the high alp ( 1,530 m).

The eponymous Schwägalp ( 1,360 m above sea level. M. ) can be reached from a turnoff from the Schwägalp Pass. Schwägalp is on the territory of the municipality Hundwil (AR) on the northwest slope of Santis Mountain ( 2,502 m above sea level. M. ) and is the starting point of the cableway Schwägalp Santis (LSS ).

The first cable car was created in 1935 after several projects had failed to reach the Santis of the Wasserauen or underwater SG with a Santis train. The 21 km long pass road from Urnäsch ago was built at the same time to bring the tourists easy access to the web can.

By Santis tourism Schwägalp is characterized by many car parks and tourism facilities. The Schwägalp itself is - apart from the cable car users by means and hikers - especially for mountain bikers and motorcyclists a popular destination and starting point for hikes and mountain tours the Alpsteinarea.

In the dialect is called the Alp [' ʃwɛgalp ], medieval documents write Sweigalpe (approx. 1280 ) ~ Swaigalb (approx. 1335). The name is " silence ", meaning " pasture " derived from an obsolete word, the replacement of egg - through -a- is a feature of the local dialect Appenzeller.

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