Braunwald

Braunwald ( in local dialect: [ ˌ bru ː ʋɑld / bru ː nʋɑl ː d] ) is a village in the municipality of Glarus Süd policy of the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is now known primarily as a car-free spa and tourist resort.

Geography

Braunwald is 1'256 m above sea level. M. on a plateau west above Linthal and Ruti. The Ortstock is the local mountain brown forest and because of its panoramic view of a popular tourist destination. In the north Braunwald's are the Eggstöcke, about the results of the three -part Braunwald ferrata.

History

The 12 inhabited until the 15th century in the summer settlement site Bergeten ( about 1600 m above sea level. M. ) at the foot of the village Tock ( 2716 m. Above sea level. M. ) evidence of sheep, goats and cattle as well as hunting. This deserted village, popularly called Heidenhüttchen, 1971 excavated archaeologically. A Hug bird is referred to in a document of 1350 as the owner of Niederschwändi. It is reported that his son was murdered by a Schwyzer called bait Euloch.

The current name of locality is first mentioned in 1421 as Brunwald and probably goes to a composition Old High German * brunnōn violence, with forest resources ' back. Braunwald originally belonged to Tagwen Niederlinthal. 1690 and 1718 were the south of the hum Bach situated part Linthal supplied eliminated the bulk Ruti and the rest of this creek and Betschwanden. From 1725 onwards inhabited individual families Braunwald all year. The 1780 -built " Führlihaus " since 1973 under conservation.

1839 was a school cooperative of village community. Left two years later attracted the Braunwald children from the previously used Betschwander schoolroom. The time appointed school ( " bag house" ) received its own building in 1857. Today there is the hotel " Tödiblick ".

In 1875 the forest corporation Braunwald, founded in the same year of the Forest Rights Tagwens Ruti GL. They formed the first cell of 1939 created local, civic and electoral communities Braunwald. Braunwald was the separation of Ruti in 1939 a separate municipality. With Ruti together, the village still cares today about the population welfare.

On the occasion of the creation of a mountain path Ruti - Braunwald still existing road corporation in 1895 was convened for the first time. The existing drainage corporation since 1981 has its roots in the period around the year 1902 ( construction of Braunwaldbahn, BrB, and the hotel "Bellevue" ), as you noticed the sliding base of the southern part of the Braunwald terrace. In space Grant ground there is now a large drainage work. Nevertheless threatened in March 1999, the old landfill, which was closed in 1978, slipping from Braunwald valley.

The local church Braunwald has risen to the beginning of 2011 in the new municipality of Glarus Süd.

Economy

Whey cures were first offered in 1844. From the inn, built in 1856, " low- battle" has developed a renowned first-class hotel ( "Forest house" ). 1896-97 was the sanatorium ( after 1985 Höhenklinik Braunwald, since 2003 part of rehab Zurzach, Baden, Braunwald ) on the initiative of the Charitable Society of the Canton Glarus. Since then, the chief doctor of the clinic and the village doctor.

After 1898 there was a correspondence file in the farmhouse and restaurant "Alpine View " by David heating. About the year 1900 were counted 155 residents who are in agriculture were almost exclusively employed. 1908 was the first business of the bazaar today, " Kessler Sport" (the latter produced in 2002 at the sports equipment of Olympic champion Philipp Schoch in snowboard parallel giant slalom).

The end of 1928 began the first winter season. The operation of the BrB in the cold season was introduced and opened the ice rink. In 1941 there was the first transport through the ski hotel " Niederschlacht " Bödeli. The community consisted of 327 people at that time already. That same year, the establishment of the Social Service Agency sisterhood Braunwald's that the holiday house " mountain of peace " and the children's house " Flueblüemli " led by the year 2000, and the " free school " Braunwald was wearing.

1990 is not less than 80 % of the working population in the community in the service sector (mainly tourism) had worked for a total of 478 inhabitants were counted ( Just 30 years earlier, had almost as many people in the usual place ). In 2000, a 60 -year era of father and son Jacques Streiff, hoteliers ended, the council of Braunwald. The latter officiated there for 22 years, including 15 years as president. He was also Chairman of the Board Braunwaldbahn.

Churches

The Reformed now have two church buildings. They were kirchgenössig until the establishment of a separate parish by the rural community of 1942 to Betschwanden. 1904 they built a church at Mountain Sanatorium (now rehab clinic ) at the lower edge of the village, 1962-64 an ecclesiastical center at a centrally located place. On 1 January 2006, the reformed parish became part of the parish Grosstal, which includes the former parishes Linthal, Braunwald, Betschwanden and Luchsingen. 1899 had Betschwanden the Protestants on the plateau Braunwald given the bell, which is said to have rung in 1388 to the battle of Naefels.

Catholic Braunwald part of the pastoral space Glarus hinterland Sernftal and has a 1950 chapel dedicated to St. Fridolin of Säckingen and brother Klaus.

Transport and Tourism

Many hotels and small businesses are established in Braunwald. The 1902 -built ropeway Ruti - Braunwald followed 1907, the opening of the funicular Linthal ( Stachelberg ) Braunwald, as well as the " Grand Hotel ( Bellevue) " and " adrenaline ". Initiators of the railway project were textile manufacturer Albert Bebié and Josef Durrer, railway construction entrepreneur and founder of the " Grand Hotel ".

This was followed by the hotel " Tödiblick " the board " Koller " and the " MAPLE " and in modern times the restaurant " Uhu " the hotel " Cristal " at the ski school, and others. The work and private transport is managed with electric cars and for a few years with small gasoline tractors.

The tourist infrastructure has been greatly expanded in the second half of the 20th century: 1948 was the chairlift Braunwald - Small Gumen completed in 1969 for those Seblengrat. In 1967 a new BrB mountain station was inaugurated with postal and transport office. In 1974 it came to piste accessibility along the Gondola (as a replacement for the Funischlitten ) respectively 1991, the group orbit Grotzenbühl. In 1951, the first time curler indoor and Curlers found in Braunwald in the Rink, a year before the founding of the curling clubs. Opened in 1978, is an indoor swimming pool, since 1982, there is a direct connection of the BrB to the SBB. After 1997, the fourth generation of the funicular railway ran. The oldest operated cross - seat chairlift in Switzerland for Gumen 1999 received a new Rope. In 2001, the economic situation of BrB was so bad that she could not be saved due to an acquisition by the Canton.

Since 1907, the Braunwaldbahn is the most important Zubringerin. The funicular is primarily intended for the transport of people, but can also carry small goods. It belongs to the company Braunwaldbahn and sports cars. This also operates chairlifts, ski lifts and a group orbit.

The 1909 launched transport association, which afterwards became Braunwald Tourism, was disbanded in the late 20th century. Then it came to the establishment of the association network whose mission is to develop a tourism strategy.

From Braunwald, you hike into 2 ½ hours at the Bächialp past on a wide path for Oberblegisee.

With eight other Swiss towns Braunwald is a car- free village.

Personalities

• Emil Brunner, the Swiss photographer who lived from 1948-1995 in Braunwald.
• Jürgen Moser (1928-1999), German -American- Swiss mathematician, was luftbestattet in Braunwald.