Gaicht Pass (el. 1093 m.) is a high

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in the

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. It connects the valley of the

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near Weißenbach an der Lech with the Tannheim valley near

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. It is crossed by federal highway B 199, which runs along the

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and over the Oberjoch Pass in

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History

This pass was important in the

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as a commercial route. The bridge built in 1912 was destroyed by the retreating German army in 1945. It was replaced in 1979.

History

See also