Panix Pass
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| Panix Pass | |
|---|---|
 View from the pass towards Glarus | |
  Panix Pass Location within Switzerland | |
| Elevation | 2,404 m (7,887 ft)[1] |
| Traversed by | Trail |
| Third Approach | |
| Location | Glarus/Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°51′21″N 09°06′14″E / 46.85583°N 9.10389°E |
Panix Pass or Panixer Pass (Romansh: Pass dil Veptga, German: Panixerpass) (2404 m) is a Swiss Alpine pass between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden.
The pass was once an important trade route between the canton of Glarus and Italy. It connects Elm in the Sernftal in Glarus with Pigniu (Panix) in the Vorderrhein valley of Graubünden. It is not passable by car.
In October 1799, Russian General Alexander Suvorov made a strategic retreat from the French Revolutionary forces south over the pass and regrouped his forces in Austria.
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The pass in 1919
The pass in 2009
The pass in 2009
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- Martin Bundi: "Panix Pass" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 18 January 2006.
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