Stoss Pass

Stoss Pass
Stoss Pass
Elevation942 m (3,091 ft)
LocationSwitzerland
RangeAlps
Coordinates47°21′39″N 9°29′42″E / 47.36083°N 9.49500°E / 47.36083; 9.49500

Stoss Pass (el. 942 m.) is a mountain pass between the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.

History

On June 17, 1405, during the Appenzell Wars, there was a battle on the pass between 400 soldiers from Appenzell and 1200 Habsburg and abbatial soldiers. The Appenzellers were victorious and thereby won their independence from the Abbey of Saint Gall.[1] There is a monument on the site.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Stoss pilgrimage - Living traditions". www.lebendige-traditionen.ch.


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