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Gsteigwiler
Gsteigwiler is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Gsteigwiler belongs to the Small Agglomeration ''Interlaken'' with 23,300 inhabitants (2014). History Gsteigwiler is first mentioned in 1333 as ''Wiler''. The village first appears during the Middle Ages when it was owned by local nobles. In 1310 they donated the village to Interlaken Abbey. It remained in the hands of the Abbey until Bern accepted the Protestant Reformation and secularized the Abbey in 1528. Under Bernese rule it became part of the new bailiwick of Interlaken and remained part of the district of Interlaken until it was dissolved in 2009. The village remained isolated until the Wilderswil station of the Bernese Oberland Railway was built nearby in 1890. Two years later the Schynige Platte Railway, a rack railway, was built from Wilderswil, through the village but without a station, to Breitlauenen on the Schynige Platte mountains. Toda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernese Oberland Railway
The Bernese Oberland Railway (german: Berner Oberland-Bahn, BOB) is a narrow-gauge mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. It runs, via a "Y" junction at Zweilütschinen to serve Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald from Interlaken. The railway is rack assisted (that is although an adhesion railway, rack and pinion operation is used on steep sections of the line to assist traction). The BOB is owned by the ''Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG'', a company that also owns the Schynige Platte Railway. Through that company it is part of the ''Allianz - Jungfrau Top of Europe'' marketing alliance, which also includes the separately owned Wengernalpbahn, Jungfraubahn, Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen–Mürren, Harderbahn, and Firstbahn. History Planning The first proposals for the Berner Oberland-Bahn, made in 1873, showed a line from Interlaken (at that time Aarmühle) to Zweilütschinen with later options to Lauterbrunnen and Grindlewald with starting point at Bönigen. Four year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schynige Platte Railway
The Schynige Platte Railway (german: Schynige Platte-Bahn, SPB) is a mountain railway in the Bernese Highlands area of Switzerland, which connects the town of Wilderswil, near Interlaken with the famous wildflower gardens of the Schynige Platte. An impressively and varied natural landscape unfolds on the journey, including forests, Alpine pastures and views of the Bernese Oberland. Towards the top of the line, there are also views of the imposing peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. The line opened, using steam traction, in May 1893, and was electrified in 1914. The line is owned by the ''Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG'', a company that also owns the Berner Oberland-Bahn. Through that company it is part of the ''Allianz - Jungfrau Top of Europe'' marketing alliance, which also includes the separately owned Wengernalpbahn, Jungfraubahn, Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen–Mürren, Harderbahn, and Firstbahn. History The key milestones in the history of the line are: *1890 The concessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breitlauenen Railway Station
Breitlauenen is a railway station on the Schynige Platte railway, a rack railway that connects Wilderswil with the Schynige Platte in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Breitlauenen is the only intermediate station on the line, and has one of the line's two passing loops. Administratively, the station is in the municipality of Gsteigwiler in the canton of Bern The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. .... The station is served by the following passenger trains: References External links * Railway stations in the canton of Bern Bernese Oberland Railway stations {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interlaken-Oberhasli (administrative District)
Interlaken-Oberhasli District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010, uniting the former Interlaken District, Interlaken and Oberhasli districts. It is part of the Bernese Oberland, Oberland administrative region. It contains 28 municipalities with an area of and a population () of 48,763. Mergers * On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Gadmen merged into the municipality of Innertkirchen.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 References {{coord, 46, 04, N, 7, 03, E, source:kolossus-eowiki, display=title Districts of the canton of Bern ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilderswil
Wilderswil is a village and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli (administrative district), Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. Wilderswil belongs to the Small Agglomeration ''Interlaken'' with 23,300 inhabitants (2014). Geography The village of Wilderswil is situated at the southern border of the Bödeli, the tongue of land between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland region. It lies at the entrance to the mountain valleys containing the Lütschine river and its tributary the Saxetenbach, and is some south of Interlaken, the main town of the Bödeli. The municipality extends for some from the village, along the west bank of the Lütschine river, and includes the flanks of the mountains that border that valley to the west. Its altitude ranges from some , on the Bödeli plain, to , at the summit of Sulegg. It consists of the villages of Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schynige Platte
The Schynige Platte (''Scheinige Platte'' on the old Siegfried Map) is a small mountain ridge and a viewpoint in the Bernese Highlands and belongs to the Schwarzhorn group. The mountain range consists of three peaks: Gumihorn (), Tuba (mountain), Tuba (), and the closest summit next to the viewpoint, Geiss (). The viewpoint lies at an altitude of about , at the western end of a prominent ridge of the Schwarzhorn (Bernese Alps), Schwarzhorn group, which separates the valley of the Schwarze Lütschine from Lake Brienz. It is notable for its hotel and, since 1893, its mountain railway, one of the List of mountain railways in Switzerland, highest in Switzerland. In good weather conditions there are views to many surrounding mountains, including the Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, and others giants of the Bernese Alps. Also, the town of Interlaken and the two great lakes of Thunersee, Thun and Brienzersee, Brienz are visible to the north, lower. The area is accessible via the Schynige Platte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matten Bei Interlaken
Matten bei Interlaken (abbreviated as Matten b.I., or simply Matten) is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Matten b.I. belongs to the Small Agglomeration ''Interlaken'' with 23,300 inhabitants (2014). History Matten bei Interlaken is first mentioned in 1133 as ''inter lacus Madon''. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are some Roman coins and fragments of a Roman road. During the Early Middle Ages there was a graveyard and probably a village in the area. In the seventh century, Alemanni first settled in the modern municipal area, pushing out the Celts into the surrounding valleys. The first documented reference to the town, in the phrase ''inter lacus Madon'', was on 8 November 1133 in a letter from Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor. It is known that many residents of Matten served as soldiers in service of a foreign power. Between 1300 and 1310 Interlaken Monastery acquired the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gündlischwand
Gündlischwand is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Gündlischwand, the municipality also includes the hamlet of Zweilütschinen. History Gündlischwand is first mentioned in 1331 as ''Gundlisswant''. During the Middle Ages parts of the Lütschine valley were owned by a variety of local nobles. By 1331, Interlaken Abbey acquired the land and rights to the village of Gündlischwand. It remained under the Abbey's control until 1528 when Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and secularized the Abbey and all its land. The modern municipality also includes the village of Zweilütschinen at the confluence of the White and Black Lütschine rivers. In 1580 a bridge was built over the rivers at Zweilütschinen, allowing more local trade to flow through the village. In the late 16th century rich ore deposits were discovered in the Lauterbrunnen valley. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilderswil Railway Station
Wilderswil railway station (german: Bahnhof Wilderswil) is a railway station in the village and municipality of Wilderswil in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is on the Berner Oberland Bahn, whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost, Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. It is also the valley terminus of the Schynige Platte Railway, whose trains operate to the Schynige Platte and are stabled at a depot bordering the station. The two lines use different gauges, and there is no physical connection between them. However the trains operate from adjacent platforms within the same station. Trains in both directions on the Berner Oberland Bahn are scheduled to use Platform 2 alternately. There is a passing loop at the station, which, due to space constraints runs along the top of the platform with the rails embedded in the surface. This line is designated as Platform 1 but is not normally used by trains. Services the following rail services stop at Wilderswil: * Regio: ** ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bönigen
Bönigen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern. It lies on the shore of Lake Brienz, near to the mouth of the river Lütschine, and adjacent to the resort town of Interlaken. Bönigen belongs to the Small Agglomeration ''Interlaken'' with 23,300 inhabitants (2014). Bönigen belongs to the church parish of Gsteig bei Interlaken, which includes eight other nearby municipalities. History Bönigen is first mentioned in 1261 as ''villa Boningen''. The name Bönigen ("of the people of the Bono clan") is composed of the Old High German personal name ''Bono'' and the toponymic suffix ''-ingun''. The village was first mentioned in 1261 then the Freiherr of Eschenbach gave part of the village to Interlaken Abbey. He gave the Abbey additional lands in the village in 1275., the 1261 and 1275 it gave with Iselten and Künzlenalp the Interlaken monastery. Throughout its history, Bönigen was often at the center of unsuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
