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Habkern
Habkern is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality includes the settlements of Bohlseiten, Bort, Schwendi and Mittelbäuert. Origin of the name The name Habkern comes from the Old High German word ''habuh'' (“hawk”) and the ending ''-arra'', indicating that something is in large numbers. Habkern is thus “”the place where there are many hawks”. History Habkern is first mentioned in 1275 as ''Habcherron''. The land around Habkern was originally owned by the King of the Romans. In 1275, King Rudolph I granted the village to the Freiherr of Eschenbach. It was held briefly by the Habsburg family in Austria before they granted it to Interlaken Abbey. The Abbey remained a supporter of the House of Habsburg after the Swiss Confederation gained ''de facto'' independence from the Habsburgs in the early 14th century. The Abbey launched several raids into Unterwalden Unterwalden, translated from ... [...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] |
Beatenberg
Beatenberg is a municipality in the Interlaken district of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Beatenberg is first mentioned in 1275 as ''super rupes''. In 1281 it was mentioned as ''ob den fluen'' and in 1357 as ''Sant Beaten berge''. The earliest trace of a settlement in the area are some early medieval graves near the ''Beatushöhlen'' (Saint Beatus cave). According to legend, Saint Beatus was a Scottish or Irish monk who was sent to evangelize the Helvetii. After finding success in the Jura Mountains, he moved into the Beatenberg area where he defeated a dragon and established a hermitage in the cave overlooking Thun Lake. While the story is probably legendary, the caves became a pilgrimage destination. A chapel was built by the cave for the visiting pilgrims. By 1230 the chapel had grown into a parish church, which in the following century was brought under the control of Interlaken Abbey. During the 13th century a number of local nobles owned land or rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland ( en, Bernese Highlands, german: Berner Oberland; gsw, Bärner Oberland; french: Oberland bernois), the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern, is one of the canton's five administrative regions (in which context it is referred to as ''Oberland'' without further specification). It constitutes the Alpine region of the canton and the northern side of the Bernese Alps, including many of its highest peaks, among which the Finsteraarhorn (), the highest in both range and canton. The region essentially coincides with the upper basin of the Aare, the latter notably comprehending Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, the two large lakes of the region. On the banks of the lakes or the Aare are the main settlements of Thun, Spiez, Interlaken, Brienz and Meiringen. The numerous side valleys of the Bernese Oberland include a large number of Alpine villages, many of them being tourist resorts and connected by mountain railways to Spiez and Interlaken. The Lötschbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schangnau
Schangnau is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Schangnau is first mentioned in 1306 as ''Schoengowe''. By the 14th century the Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feudal overlord) family of Sumiswald, in service to the Kyburgs, owned most of the village. Between 1363 and 1389 they sold their land and rights to the local nobleman Jost von Wald. His descendants sold the village to the city of Bern in 1420. By the second half of the 15th century both Bern and Lucerne claimed the village as they attempted to expand their borders to the detriment of the other. In 1470 a border treaty established Bernese ownership over Schangnau. Originally Schangnau and the nearby village of Marbach, today a part of Escholzmatt-Marbach in the Canton of Lucerne, formed part of the parish of Trub. In 1524 the two villages broke away from Trub to form the parish of Marbach-Schangnau. A few years later, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriz
Eriz is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Eriz is first mentioned in 1320 as ''Erarze''. The small alpine village was part of the ''Herrschaft'' of Heimberg during the Middle Ages. In the 14th century the extensive forests around Eriz were divided between the Counts of Kyburg and the city of Bern. By 1344 the Kyburg-owned high forests in the Zulgtal had been illegally cleared. The first alpine meadows used for herding were mentioned in records in 1335. In 1384, Bern acquired the village and the Kyburg lands. They incorporated the village into the Steffisburg court of the Thun District. In 1834 a part of the municipality, on the left bank of the Eriz river, left Eriz and joined the Horrenbach-Buchen municipality. Originally the village was part of the Steffisburg parish. In 1693 a parish church was built in Schwarzenegg and Eriz joined the new parish. Traditionally the residents of the scattered farming vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle
Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle is a cave located in Switzerland, in the Canton of Bern north of Lake Thun, between the villages of Eriz and Habkern. The cave network formed in the Urgonian Limestone Formation (Aptian age). The cave was first explored in 1966 by the Club Jurassien, a speleology club from La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, when three of its 42 entrances were discovered. Explorations were later undertaken by many different regional caving clubs. In 2019, it was the world's 12th longest cave, with a 164.5 km development.. It is also the world's 26th deepest cave at 1,340 m deep. See also * Hohgant (F1 and K2 caves) * Sieben Hengste * List of longest caves This list of longest caves includes caves in which the combined length of documented passageways exceeds . In some of these caves, passageways are still being discovered. Geographical distribution Caves are found around the world. The largest ... Bibliography * * References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unterseen
, neighboring_municipalities= Beatenberg, Därligen, Habkern, Interlaken, Leissigen, Ringgenberg , twintowns = } Unterseen is a historic town and a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Unterseen literally means ''Lower Lake'', which is correct, since Unterseen is located on the flat area on the eastern shore of Lake Thun between the two creek Lombach below the ''Chienberg'' to the north and the Aare to the south, which both flow into Lake Thun. The historic town however is mainly found at the northern bank of the Aare, which flows here from Lake Brienz to Lake Thun (therefore ''lower lake''). Just across the Aare is the town of Interlaken. Both municipalities are located on the flat alluvial land among steep mountains, which is also called the Bödeli. Unterseen belongs to the Small Agglomeration ''Interlaken'' with 23,300 inhabitants (2014). Along with Interlaken, Unterseen is an important tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederried Bei Interlaken
Niederried bei Interlaken is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Niederried bei Interlaken is first mentioned in 1291 as ''Riede''. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a neolithic grave in Ursisbalm and a La Tène grave at Städeli. The village only rarely appeared in historical records after its founding. Between 1411 and 1439 the ''Herrschaft'' of Ringgenberg, which included Niederried, was given to Interlaken Abbey. In 1528, the city of Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and began imposing it on the Bernese Oberland. The Abbey unsuccessfully rebelled against the new faith. After Bern imposed its will on the Oberland, they secularized the Abbey and annexed all the Abbey lands. Niederried became a part of the Bernese bailiwick of Interlaken. The village occupies a narrow strip of land between the lake and the mountains so there was very little land for farmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flühli
Flühli is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages of Flühli and Sörenberg, which form independent parishes. Flühli is part of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve since 2001. History Flühli is first mentioned in the 17th Century as ''güetli uf dem Flüöli''. The battle of Sörenberg was fought in 1380 between Obwalden and Entlebuch. The region was only settled year-round in the 17th Century. Geography The municipality of Flühli is the largest in the canton of Lucerne and is located in the Alpine foothills in the valley of the Waldemme river. It consists of the villages of Flühli and, further up the valley, Sörenberg. The municipality then rises up to its highest points, at the Brienzer Rothorn and Tannhorn summits of the Emmental Alps. The municipality of Flühli has an area of . Of this area, 44.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.9% is forested. Of the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberried Am Brienzersee
Oberried am Brienzersee is a municipality and village in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides Oberried itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Dörfli and Ebligen. History Oberried am Brienzersee is first mentioned in 1303 as ''Obirnriet''. The village only rarely appeared in historical records after its founding. Between 1411 and 1439 the ''Herrschaft'' of Ringgenberg, which included Oberried, was given to Interlaken Abbey. In 1528, the city of Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and began imposing it on the Bernese Oberland. The Abbey unsuccessfully rebelled against the new faith. After Bern imposed its will on the Oberland, they secularized the Abbey and annexed all the Abbey lands. Oberried became a part of the Bernese bailiwick of Interlaken. The village belongs to the parish of Brienz, but a village church was built in 1967. Traditionally, the local economy was based on fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmental
The Emmental ( en, Emme Valley) is a valley in west-central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern. It is a hilly landscape comprising the basins of the rivers Emme and Ilfis. The region is mostly devoted to farming, particularly dairy farming. The principal settlements are the town of Burgdorf and the village of Langnau. Comprising Burgdorf, Trachselwald, and Signau districts in the canton of Bern, the Emmental became part of the Emmental-Oberaargau administrative region on 1 January 2010. The district of Fraubrunnen is divided between Emmental and Bern-Mittelland. Geography The region comprises relatively low mountains on the right bank of the Aare. It includes the basins of the Emme and the Ilfis between Burgdorf and the boundary with the canton of Solothurn. Its principal elevation is the Napf, a mountain massif dominating the northwestern part of the Emmental Alps. The landscape is dominated by meadows and pastureland, with forest interspersed. Economy T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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