Handeck (Handegg) is a village on the Grimsel pass road in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland.[1] The village is located near the lake Gelmersee, which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village.[2]
Handeck
Handegg | |
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Village | |
 Grimsel Pass road to Handeck | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 8°18′E / 46.617°N 8.300°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Interlaken-Oberhasli |
| Municipality | Guttannen |
| Elevation | 1,423 m (4,669 ft) |
Geography edit
Handeck is located approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) east of Bern and 63 km (39 mi) northwest of Locarno. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking.[3] It has an elevation of 1,423 meters. The road to Grimsel Pass summit goes right by a pair of short tunnels to Handeck.
Places edit
Handeck has a hotel and a bridge named "Suspension Bridge".[4][2] It also has a waterfall.[5] There is also a chalet, the first-halting place, which is beautiful.[5] The village's cascade surpasses all others in Switzerland.[5]
Culture edit
Part of the permanent collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art is an oil painting by French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme which depicts the beauty of this locale still today, as it was during his world travels in the 1850s.[6]
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Handeck-Wasserfall by Alexandre Calame (19th century) -
Souvenir of Handeck by Alexandre Calame (1851) -
Waterval van de Handeck aan de Grimsel by Alexandre Calame (19th century)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Guttannen". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
municipality of Guttannen covers .. Handegg
- ^ a b "HANDECK - HOTEL AND NATURRESORT - Prices & Reviews (Switzerland/Guttannen)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "Handeck to Gulmerhutte AllTrails".
- ^ newinzurich (2020-10-16). "The Handeck Suspension Bridge, Bernese Oberland". NewinZurich - Your Guide To Living in Zurich. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ a b c Coghlan, Francis (1838). Guide Through Switzerland and Chamounix. Oxford University. p. 216.
- ^ Anonymous (2018-10-30). "Alpine Landscape: The Handeck, Switzerland". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
External links edit
Media related to Handeck at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Handeckfall at Wikimedia Commons
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