Gaicht Pass (el. 1093 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Tyrol in Austria .
6-779: 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. This Tyrol location article
12-515: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lech (river) The Lech ( Latin : Licus , Licca ) is a river in Austria and Germany . It is a right tributary of the Danube 255 kilometres (158 mi) in length with a drainage basin of 3,919 square kilometres (1,513 sq mi). Its average discharge at the mouth is 115 m /s (4,100 cu ft/s). Its source
18-729: Is located in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg , where the river rises from lake Formarinsee in the Alps at an altitude of 1,870 metres (6,120 ft). It flows in a north-north-easterly direction and crosses the German border, forming the Lechfall, a 12-metre-high (39 ft) waterfall; afterwards the river enters a narrow gorge (the Lechschlucht). Leaving the Alps, it enters the plains of
24-576: The Allgäu at Füssen at an elevation of 790 metres (2,580 ft) in the German state of Bavaria , where it used to be the location of the boundary with Swabia . The river runs through the city of Füssen and through the Forggensee , a man-made lake which is drained in winter. Here, it forms rapids and a waterfall. The river flows further northwards through a region called the Lechrain , and passes
30-581: The cities of Schongau , Landsberg , Augsburg (where it receives the Wertach ) and Rain before entering the Danube just below Donauwörth at an elevation of 410 metres (1,330 ft). It is not navigable, owing to its torrential character and the gravel beds which choke its channel. There are extensive views of the Lech valley from Neuschwanstein Castle , near Füssen. Inscriptions from 8/7 B. C. prove that
36-590: The river name is first mentioned in the Celtic tribe name Licates . The river itself is called Likios or Likias in the 2nd century. Around the year 570 the name Licca is found in records. In the 8th century, names such as Lecha and Lech appeared. The term Licus is still used in 1059. The name stands in analogy to the Welsh word llech ("stone slab") and the Breton word lec'h ("gravestone"). In this context,
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