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their cock well, so that it might be sympathetic to their cause, while the people of Uri gave theirs nothing to eat at all. The result was that the Glarus cock overslept, while the Uri one, driven by hunger, crowed exceptionally early, and the runner of Uri crossed the entire Urnerboden before the Glarus runner even set out. On the pleading of the Glarus runner, the man of Uri agreed to let him carry him back uphill as far as he could, and the present border between Uri and Glarus is where the Glarus runner fell dead, exhausted from carrying the runner from Uri.
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According to legend, the border between Glarus and Uri was determined in 1315, following prolonged disputes. The two cantons agreed that at first cockcrow, two runners would start from Altdorf and Linthal, respectively, and the border would be where they met. The people of Glarus decided to feed
284:, with the maintenance of the pass shared between the cantons of Uri and Glarus. In 1625 Glarus transferred their section of the route to a private individual. In 1717, a chapel was built at the summit, probably dedicated to 190:. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri. 193:
The Klausen Pass is crossed by a paved road, which has a length, between Altdorf and Linthal, of 46 kilometres (29 mi). The road approaches the summit from Altdorf via the
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In 1993 the Klausenrennen memorial run took place, and is now held (nominally) every four years for vintage cars. The most recent event was held on 27–29 September 2013.
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As well as being a popular route for cyclists and motorcyclists, the Klausenpass also forms part of the
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The Klausen Pass was originally a cattle track, which by 1196 was controlled by a customs office in
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service crosses the pass several times a day, connecting
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Klausenpass sign, with a slightly different elevation
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Elevation
Uri
Switzerland
Range
Alps
Coordinates
46°52′05″N 08°51′20″E / 46.86806°N 8.85556°E / 46.86806; 8.85556
Klausen Pass is located in Switzerland
mountain pass
Swiss Alps
Altdorf
canton of Uri
Linthal
canton of Glarus
Schächen Valley
BĂĽrglen
Spiringen
Unterschächen
Urnerboden
PostBus Switzerland
Fluelen station
Gotthard railway
Lake Lucerne
Linthal station
Alpine Pass Route

BĂĽrglen
Urnerboden
St. Nicholas of Myra

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