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Braunwald Village

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Braunwald Village

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Braunwald Village

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    Location: Braunwald, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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    1. Braunwald Village – Oberblegisee loop from Braunwald

    12.9km

    03:52

    400m

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    2. Braunwald Village – Märchenhotel Braunwald loop from Braunwald

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    02:02

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    3. Braunwald Village – Oberblegisee loop from Braunwald

    14.5km

    05:13

    740m

    730m

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    March 19, 2023

    Braunwald car-free
    Braunwald is car-free and only accessible with the Braunwald funicular. Contrary to what is often wrongly assumed, there is no road to Braunwald. All goods are also transported to Braunwald by funicular.
    Text / Source: Guest Info Braunwald, Dorfstrasse 5, CH-8784 Braunwald
    braunwald.ch/de/braunwald/autofrei.html

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      March 19, 2023

      Braunwald GL at 1256 m above sea level. M
      The 12.-15. The settlement of Bergeten (approx. 1600 m), inhabited in summer, bears witness to sheep, goat and cattle husbandry as well as hunting. Until 1395, taxes to the monastery Säckingen (Black Forest) are documented. B. originally belonged to Tagwen Niederlinthal. In 1690 and 1718 the part south of the Brummbach was allocated to Linthal, the main part to Rüti, the rest to Diesbach and Betschwanden. From 1725 B. was inhabited by individual families all year round. The Fuhrlihaus, built in 1780, has been under homeland protection since 1973. The school, established in 1841, received its own building in 1857. Whey cures were first offered in 1844. The Niederschlacht tavern, built in 1856, has developed into a renowned first-class hotel. In 1875, the forest corporation B., which was founded in the same year, acquired forest rights from Tagwens Rüti. It formed the original cell of the local, civic and constituency B created in 1939. The lung sanatorium was built in 1896-97 (since 1985 Höhenklinik B.). The material cable car Rüti-B built in 1902. This was followed in 1907 by the opening of the Linthal (Stachelberg)-B funicular. (BrB) and the Hotels Alpenblick, Grand Hotel (Bellevue) and Alpina. The first winter season began at the end of 1928 (winter operation of the BrB, opening of the ice field). Annual music weeks have been held in July since 1936. 1941 became the deacon. Sisterhood B. founded, which ran the Bergfrieden convalescent home and the Flueblüemli special school until 1999. Ecclesiastical B. is since 1942 ref. Parish (1904 construction of the church, 1962-64 the mountain church) or part of the cath. Linthal parish (1950 consecration of the Catholic chapel). The tourist. Infrastructure was greatly expanded in the second half of the 20th century: 1948 Gumen chairlift, 1969 Seblengrat chairlift, 1974 connection by gondola and 1991 group gondola Grotzenbühl, 1971-75 establishment of alpine rose testing gardens, 1978 public.
      Text / source: Historical Encyclopedia of Switzerland (HLS)
      hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/000760/2020-11-19

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        March 19, 2023

        Braunwald GL at 1256 m above sea level. M
        The 12.-15. The settlement of Bergeten (approx. 1600 m), inhabited in summer, bears witness to sheep, goat and cattle husbandry as well as hunting. Until 1395, taxes to the monastery Säckingen (Black Forest) are documented. B. originally belonged to Tagwen Niederlinthal. In 1690 and 1718 the part south of the Brummbach was allocated to Linthal, the main part to Rüti, the rest to Diesbach and Betschwanden. From 1725 B. was inhabited by individual families all year round. The Fuhrlihaus, built in 1780, has been under homeland protection since 1973. The school, established in 1841, received its own building in 1857. Whey cures were first offered in 1844. The Niederschlacht tavern, built in 1856, has developed into a renowned first-class hotel. In 1875, the forest corporation B., which was founded in the same year, acquired forest rights from Tagwens Rüti. It formed the original cell of the local, civic and constituency B created in 1939. The lung sanatorium was built in 1896-97 (since 1985 Höhenklinik B.). The material cable car Rüti-B built in 1902. This was followed in 1907 by the opening of the Linthal (Stachelberg)-B funicular. (BrB) and the Hotels Alpenblick, Grand Hotel (Bellevue) and Alpina. The first winter season began at the end of 1928 (winter operation of the BrB, opening of the ice field). Annual music weeks have been held in July since 1936. 1941 became the deacon. Sisterhood B. founded, which ran the Bergfrieden convalescent home and the Flueblüemli special school until 1999. Ecclesiastical B. is since 1942 ref. Parish (1904 construction of the church, 1962-64 the mountain church) or part of the cath. Linthal parish (1950 consecration of the Catholic chapel). The tourist. Infrastructure was greatly expanded in the second half of the 20th century: 1948 Gumen chairlift, 1969 Seblengrat chairlift, 1974 connection by gondola and 1991 group gondola Grotzenbühl, 1971-75 establishment of alpine rose testing gardens, 1978 public.
        Text / source: Historical Encyclopedia of Switzerland (HLS)
        hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/000760/2020-11-19

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