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GIMMELWALD

From Mürren a small mountain road leads 1705 – 1805 During this period, a mine was operated
down to the authentic mountain village of at Trachsellauenen. Lead ore which contai-
Gimmelwald at 4472ft. where most of the ned silver and zinc ore was mined in several
inhabitants are farmers. Their daily life has chambers and then processed. The blast fur-
nace at the mine was destroyed 1931 by an
a deep connection to nature and their ani- avalanche, the ruins of which can still be seen
mals, which shows by the carefully deco- at Trachsellauenen.
rated houses and the numerous wooden From 1700 Previously corn and flax, which was spun
huts where cheese is stored. The local and woven, were grown. In the 18th centu-
ry potatoes were first planted and were the
farmers sell their products directly at their main food of the villagers until the end of the
farms or at the market in Mürren. Second World War. Still the main part of the
farming population grows potatoes.
1789 Gimmelwald has had its own school with 20
METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL 1367 students.
AREA 30.40 km 2 1869 Hotel Schilthorn was built.
POPULATION 101 1871 The german philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
BEDS FOR GUESTS 178 and his sister spent their summer holiday at
TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FREE the Hotel Schilthorn. Tourism brought a lot of
income to the village. Gravel to build the ho-
LANGUAGE GERMAN tels was taken from the Sefinenlütschine river
and carried to Mürren in bags. The payment
for this heavy load was one franc. Mountain
guides and porters were required to carry no-
ble guests on sedan chairs up to the Schilt-
horn.
1890 The BOB Bernese Oberland Railway began Marktfrauen Gimmelwald
its service between Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen Naturprodukte aus Gimmelwald, Lauterbrunnental
and Grindelwald.
HISTORY 1891 Opening of the BLM funicular Lauterbrunnen – Marktstand Wintersaison 2022/23
1300 – 1400 During the Walser migrations, settlers Mürren. 24., 28., 31.12. 2022,. 4., 7., 9.1.2023, 9 bis 16 Uhr
arrived in the upper part of the Lauterbrun- 1965 The Schilthorn cable car made Gimmelwald ab Mo. 9.1.2023: jeden Montag, 9 bis 16 Uhr
nen valley from the Lötschen Valley. Birth accessible. The population benefited from the bis Ostern neben dem Stägerstübli Mürren
and death certificates at the time refer to the convenience it brought. It contributed signifi- from 9th January 2023: Mondays, from 9am to16pm
residents of Gimmelwald and Mürren as “Löt- cantly to the increase in tourism and business until Easter 2023, next to «Stägerstübli» Mürren
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1346 Gimmelwald was first mentioned in docu- It also meant that apprentices could return Subject to change at short notice (079 293 30 90)
ments referring to the sale of the estate of Ba- home on a daily basis and residents could Rundfl ug ab
ron Peter von Turme of Niedergesteln in Wallis take jobs in Interlaken. It also became possi- Scenic fl ight from AIR-GLACIERS.CH
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1638 In this year a blast furnace was built at the in Lauterbrunnen. Migration away from the vil- FÜR SIE DA, WO UND WANN
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