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.

Gallery

  • Suvorov crossing the pass in 1799
    Suvorov crossing the pass in 1799
  • The pass in 1919
    The pass in 1919
  • The pass in 2009
    The pass in 2009
  • The pass in 2009
    The pass in 2009

See also

References

  1. ^ Swisstopo maps

External links