Gaicht Pass
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gaicht Pass (el. 1093 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Tyrol in Austria.
Gaicht Pass | |
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Elevation | 1,093 m (3,586 ft) |
Traversed by | Austrian Federal Highway B 199 |
Location | Austria |
Range | Alps |
Coordinates | 47°27′10″N 10°37′29″E |
It connects the valley of the Lech near Weißenbach an der Lech with the Tannheim valley near Nesselwängle. It is crossed by federal highway B 199, which runs along the Haldensee and over the Oberjoch Pass in Germany.
This pass was important in the Middle Ages as a commercial route.
The bridge built in 1912 was destroyed by the retreating German army in 1945. It was replaced in 1979.
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