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WENGEN

Wengen is located at 4180ft a.s.l. on a sun- 1909/10 First winter operation of the train between
ny terrace above Lauterbrunnen. Wengen Lauterbrunnen – Wengen and first winter Rundflüge
season in Wengen
is only accessible by the cog railway. Enjoy 1910 WAB Lauterbrunnen – Wengen known as Heliskiing
the quiet atmosphere of the winter para- steep but safe track
dise in Wengen and explore the charming 1910/11 Year round operation of WAB VIP- & Taxitransfers
mountains. Beside a broad range of acti- Lauterbrunnen – Wengen
vities, such as skiing, snowboarding, ice 1911 Founding of the Winter Tourism
Association Wengen and construction of

skating and curling, Wengen also offers the path Wengen – Wengernalp as a
beautiful places to simply relax and gather sledge run
new strength. 1912/13 Wengernalpbahn runs to Kleine Scheidegg
in winter Rundflüge das ganze Jahr ab Gsteigwiler-Interlaken. Dezember bis April, täglich bei schönem
1896–1912 Construction of the Jungfraubahn Wetter ab Männlichen (2230 m).
METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL 1274 1914 WAB builds the “Kaiserwagen” (1. Class)
AREA 36.40 km 2 for the scheduled visit to the Jungfraujoch Scenic flights all year departing from Gsteigwiler-Interlaken. December – April, departing from
the Männlichen (2230 m) on a daily basis, provided weather conditions permitting.
POPULATION 1001 of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, which had
been cancelled due to health reasons.
GUEST BEDS 5500 1923 Construction of the Berghaus Jungfraujoch
LANGUAGE GERMAN 1925 Founding of the English Ski Club Swiss Helicopter AG – Berner Oberland
“Downhill Only” T +41 (0)33 828 90 00, swisshelicopter.ch
1930 First Lauberhorn Race
HISTORY From 1930 Year round operation of the wengen_info_148x105.indd 1 09.02.17 14:30
WAB up to Kleine Scheidegg
1760 G.S. Gruner describes the 1932 Swimming pool in Wengen built
«Scheidegg Pass» as dangerous 1938 Highest number of hotel beds 2100
1771 Jak. Sam. Wyttenbach, Priest and Natural 1941 2 nd ski lift Kleine Scheidegg – Lauberhorn Ferienhausvermietung
scientist from Bern crosses the 1954 Opening of the cable-car
Kleine Scheidegg and releases the first Wengen – Männlichen mit dem Spezialisten!
travel book for the region 1946–1983 Construction of another 14 ski and chair
From 1815 “Le Passage de la Wengernalp” lifts
on the path, by foot or in a sedan chair is 1964 Founding of the Tourism Association
mentioned more and more. Wengen
1816 The English poet Lord Byron writes the 1966 Opening of the ice-rink Wengen
dramatic poem “Manfred” at Wengernalp 1972 Fire at the Berghaus Jungfraujoch
1817 Prof. Joh. Rud. Wyss writes a travel book. 1987 New Jungfraujoch-Restaurant
Even though the name of Wengen does Nov. 1997 Opening ceremony of the new train
not appear, the locations Wengernberg, station in Wengen
Wengernalp and Scheidegg are Feb. 1999 Avalanche destroys Café Oberland
mentioned.
and Männlichenbahn
1859 First guests in Wengen at the guest house Nov.1999 “Tourist Association Wengen”
“am Kneubach” becomes “Wengen Tourism”
1860 Pension Lauener im Schiltwald for Dec. 1999 Reopening of the Männlichenbahn in
30 guests the village centre
1880 Hotel Pension Wengen im Schiltwald June 2018 New cabins cableway
for 100 guests Wengen – Männlichen Check-in / Reinigungs- und Liegenschafts- und
1881–1912 Construction of 28 Hotels in Wengen check-out Wäscheservice Qualitätsmanagement
1893 Opening of the Wengernalpbahn (WAB)
1904 Founding of the Ski Club Wengen Tel. +41 33 855 21 21 | wengen@interhome.group | myhome.interhome.group
1908 Construction of the route from
Lauterbrunnen to Wengen