Handeck

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Handeck
Village
Handeck
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 is a village in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland.[2] The village is near the lake Gelmersee. The lake may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village.[3]

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.[4] 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".[5][3] It also has a waterfall called 'Handeck Waterfall'.[6] There is also a chalet, the first-halting place, which is beautiful.[6] The village's cascade surpasses all others in Switzerland.[6]

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.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions – km2
  2. ^ "Handeck village in Switzerland".
  3. ^ a b "HANDECK - HOTEL AND NATURRESORT - Prices & Reviews (Switzerland/Guttannen)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  4. ^ "Handeck to Gulmerhutte AllTrails".
  5. ^ newinzurich (2020-10-16). "The Handeck Suspension Bridge, Bernese Oberland". NewinZurich - Your Guide To Living in Zurich. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  6. ^ a b c Coghlan, Francis (1838). Guide Through Switzerland and Chamounix. Oxford University. p. 216.
  7. ^ Anonymous (2018-10-30). "Alpine Landscape: The Handeck, Switzerland". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-07-14.


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