# Jablunkov Pass > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jablunkov_Pass > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jablunkov_Pass.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jablunkov_Pass > Source revision: 1271897608 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{One source|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox mountain pass | name = Jablunkov Pass | photo = Jablunkov_Pass_from_the_southern_slopes_of_the_Girova%2C_looking_NW.jpg | photo_caption = Jablunkov Pass seen from the southern slopes of Girová mountain, looking northwest | elevation_m = 553 | elevation_ref = | traversed = [European route E75](/source/European_route_E75) | location = [Mosty u Jablunkova](/source/Mosty_u_Jablunkova), [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic) | range = [Moravian-Silesian Beskids](/source/Moravian-Silesian_Beskids), [Silesian Beskids](/source/Silesian_Beskids) | coordinates = {{coord|49.51667|N|18.75|E|type:pass}} }} thumb|Jablunkov Pass seen from the old fortifications '''Jablunkov Pass''' ({{langx|cs|{{Audio-nohelp|Jablunkovsky prusmyk.ogg|Jablunkovský průsmyk}}}}, {{langx|pl|{{Audio-nohelp|Pl-Przełęcz_Jabłonkowska.ogg|Przełęcz Jabłonkowska}}}}) is a [mountain pass](/source/mountain_pass) in the [Western Beskids](/source/Western_Beskids) at {{convert|553|m|ft}} above sea level. It is located in the municipality of [Mosty u Jablunkova](/source/Mosty_u_Jablunkova) in the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic), near the border with [Poland](/source/Poland) and [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia). ==Geography== The pass separates the [Moravian-Silesian Beskids](/source/Moravian-Silesian_Beskids) and the [Jablunkov Intermontane](/source/Jablunkov_Intermontane) mountain ranges. In a broader sense, it separates the Moravian-Silesian Beskids and the [Silesian Beskids](/source/Silesian_Beskids). ==Transport== The pass is one of the most important transport routes in the [Western Carpathians](/source/Western_Carpathians). The [E75 road](/source/European_route_E75) from [Žilina](/source/%C5%BDilina) to [Český Těšín](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%BD_T%C4%9B%C5%A1%C3%ADn) runs here. The [Košice–Bohumín Railway](/source/Ko%C5%A1ice%E2%80%93Bohum%C3%ADn_Railway) also runs here. It was an important route from the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages), connecting [Upper Hungary](/source/Upper_Hungary) with [Cieszyn Silesia](/source/Cieszyn_Silesia). ==History== Archaeological researches suggest it was an important route long before the Middle Ages. Travelling caravans were frequently attacked by bandits, so some fortifications were built in the place of today's [Mosty u Jablunkova](/source/Mosty_u_Jablunkova). Archaeologists presume they were built in the 13th century. Importance of this trade route grew over time and in 1529 in the fear of [Turkish](/source/Ottoman_Empire) attack, new fortifications were built. It played an important role during the [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War). After war it was renovated and new larger one were built nearby by Duchess [Elizabeth Lucretia](/source/Elizabeth_Lucretia%2C_Duchess_of_Cieszyn). It eventually became a station with permanent garrison. Fortifications were last time renovated in 1808. It dilapidated from that time and locals picked up its parts as a construction material. Remains of this fortifications are today a popular tourist spot. In October 1938 the whole [Trans-Olza](/source/Trans-Olza) area, including this mountain pass, was captured by Poland. On the night of 25–26 August 1939, the [Jabłonków Incident](/source/Jab%C5%82onk%C3%B3w_Incident) occurred here, when a group of armed [German](/source/Nazi_Germany) [Abwehr](/source/Abwehr) agents of the [Brandenburg Regiment](/source/Brandenburgers) attacked the rail station in Mosty. The Jabłonków Incident has been named the first commando operation of [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[https://books.google.com/books?id=9WGAexVXyHwC&dq=Hans+Albrecht+Herzner+1939&pg=PA136 Canaris, by Michael Mueller, Geoffrey Brooks, page 136] ...who one year later would lead the first commando operation of the Second World War... ==References== {{reflist}} {{coord|49.51667|N|18.75|E|type:pass|display=title}} {{Authority control}} Category:Moravian-Silesian Beskids Category:Silesian Beskids Category:Mountain passes of the Czech Republic Category:Cieszyn Silesia Category:Operation Himmler --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jablunkov Pass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jablunkov_Pass) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jablunkov_Pass?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.