Handeck
Handegg
Village
Grimsel Pass road to Handeck
Grimsel Pass road to Handeck
Coordinates: 46°37′N 8°18′E / 46.617°N 8.300°E / 46.617; 8.300
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
MunicipalityGuttannen
Elevation
1,423 m (4,669 ft)

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]

Geography

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

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

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guttannen". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-07-20. municipality of Guttannen covers .. Handegg
  2. 1 2 "HANDECK - HOTEL AND NATURRESORT - Prices & Reviews (Switzerland/Guttannen)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Handeck to Gulmerhutte AllTrails".
  4. ↑ newinzurich (2020-10-16). "The Handeck Suspension Bridge, Bernese Oberland". NewinZurich - Your Guide To Living in Zurich. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  5. 1 2 3 Coghlan, Francis (1838). Guide Through Switzerland and Chamounix. Oxford University. p. 216.
  6. ↑ Anonymous (2018-10-30). "Alpine Landscape: The Handeck, Switzerland". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  • Media related to Handeck at Wikimedia Commons
  • Media related to Handeckfall at Wikimedia Commons



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