Wolfgang (Pass)

Transition from the south

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When Wolfgang (also called the Wolfgang Pass ) is a 1,631 m above sea level. M. high mountain pass in the Swiss canton of Grisons called, which passes through the locality of the same name at the culmination. The pass connects the monastery in Prättigau Davos Landwassertal.

Over the pass the winter safely Hauptstrasse 28, and the 1890 went into operation in railway land quart Davos Platz leads the Rhaetian Railway. The height refers roughly to the natural saddle in front of the Hotel Kulm, which existed before the construction of the railway line, while today's road climbs even higher to cross the railway line. Even older is the trade route which led to trade-route through the countryside Davos; they can be used as cultural and historical distance hiking trail " Via Valtellina " of Montafon be traced to Italy and leads from the north on the second day on the Wolfgang.

The pass is in the field of Davos. At the culmination above the flat south ramp (70 meters height ) is belonging to the faction community Davos-Dorf village ( neighborhood) Davos -Wolfgang, south of Lake Davos.

The result of the fitting is by a landslide of Totalp in Parsennarea in prehistoric times, which at least blocked the Flüela stream, which flowed up to that point in the direction of the monastery.

Name

The name of the place and the transition is Wolfgang on the map of Switzerland and in other official and scientific bodies .. The term Wolfgangpass be found for example in travel literature and on Google Earth.

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