ViaSuworow
Overzicht
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Afstand 12 km
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Duur 3 h 35 min
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Stijging 360 m
Inleiding
Langs de route van Pigniu naar de dalvlakte van de Voor-Rijn staan verschillende fraaie kerken en kapellen. In de eerste stad aan de Rijn, Ilanz, waar de verzwakte Russische troepen op 7 oktober 1799 aankwamen, eindigt de ViaSuworow.
Beschrijving
The monarchies of England, Austria and Russia banded together against revolutionary France in the War of the Second Coalition (1798/99–1801/02). During this period, General Suvorov successfully drove the French out of northern Italy. After this, he received the order to reinforce the Russian army under General Alexander Mikhailovich towards Zurich. With 22,000 soldiers – a mixture of Russians, Kalmyks, Tatars, Cossacks and others – he crossed the Gotthard Pass against his own will. Pushed back by the French, he managed to escape over the Chinzig Pass into the Muotatal valley and, from there, over the Pragel Pass into Glarus. The French held their ground at Näfels and Mollis, forcing the Russians to flee via the Panix Pass. While retreating over the pass, around 15,000 soldiers arrived at Panix on 6 and 7 October 1799. At that time, the village had around 70 inhabitants.
This marks the start of the eleventh and final leg of the ViaSuworow. After a short stretch on surfaced road, a path branches off to the left. Around three hundred metres of elevation are covered between here and Darpagaus. This is followed by the descent to Dacla on a gravel road, before continuing on the main road to Rueun. You will walk along a combination of paths, gravel roads and surfaced roads over gentle climbs and descents until you reach your destination for this leg in Ilanz.
Of the 22,000 men who set out, only 13,000 made it here. Of the 2,000 beasts of burden they took with them, only 70 survived, and of the 25 firearms they brought, none made it over the Panix Pass to Ilanz. After the war, Suvorov fell into the Emperor’s disfavour as a result of slander and had to relinquish the Supreme Order. Once he arrived in St. Petersburg, the Emperor refused to give him an audience. The resulting grief rendered him bedridden. On 18 May 1800, he died. The Emperor only recognised the injustice of his actions after Suvorov’s death and mourned the valiant military commander. The Generalissimo was buried with princely honours that ordinarily only members of the imperial family would receive. He had his own grave inscribed with: “Here lies Suvorov”.
De sleutel voor een prettige wandeltocht is onder andere een zorgvuldige planning. Win op voorhand inlichtingen in bij de plaatselijke informatiedienst over de toestand van het traject en de weersomstandigheden. Afhankelijk van het seizoen en de weersomstandigheden kan de route gesloten of onderbroken zijn.
| Vertrek |
Pigniu
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| Aankomst |
Ilanz
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| Richting |
Eén richting
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| Hoogte (meter boven zeeniveau) |
1000 m boven zeeniveau
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| Stijging |
360 m
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| Daling |
950 m
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| Afstand |
12 km
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| Duur |
3 h 35 min
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| Duur omgekeerde richting |
4 h
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| Technische vereisten |
Gemiddeld
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| Vereiste conditie |
Zwaar
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| Geschikt seizoen |
Mei - oktober
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| Thema |
Met panoramisch uitzicht
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