Würzjoch

Würzjoch with Peitlerkofel

The Passo delle Erbe (Italian: Passo delle Erbe, Ladin Ju de Börz ) is a mountain pass in South Tyrol (Italy ), which connects the Val Badia with the Eisacktal. The pass is situated at an altitude of 2003 m slm and is bordered to the south by the Peitlerkofelgruppe and in the north of the Lüsener mountains.

The road is narrow in some places, but well developed. The volume of traffic is measured by other, more important Alpine passes low. In winter, the Passo delle Erbe is closed but accessible from the Brixner or Villnößer side. During this time also leads a cross-country ski on the Passo delle Erbe.

On the Würzjoch are a guest operating and a house of Bolzano Cathedral Parish. The Passo delle Erbe is also one of the starting points for climbing the Peitlerkofel.

History

The Ladin language researcher Lois Craffonara believed that over the Würzjoch since ancient times led a path that linked the Eisacktal with the Val Badia. Near the yoke there was the " crep de la Scritüra " which, without first a photograph of the local old enigmatic inscription was made ​​" rock with the writing", which was destroyed during the construction of the road, so that one now on conjecture depends. It could have been a Roman inscription ways.

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