Kandersteg
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is a municipality in the administrative district of Frutigen- Niedersimmental of the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
- 4.1 Tourism
- 4.2 traffic
Geography
The place Kandersteg is located at the end of the Kander Valley to 1,174 m above sea level In the community approximately 1,230 residents living on an area of 134.58 km ², making Kandersteg is the fourth largest municipality ( twenty-four largest in Switzerland ) in the canton of Bern respect to the surface. However, only about 30 % of the area are available due to the alpine location. Highest point: Balmhorn, 3'698 m Lowest point: Buhl, 1'150 m
Population
Languages
Language is German, strictly speaking Chanderstägertütsch, a special dialect of the Bernese Oberland with allusions to the Valais dialect.
Denomination
- Reformed - 88.50 %
- Roman Catholic - 11.50%
Policy
Legislature is taking place twice a year community meeting, which is chaired by the mayor.
Executive is the local council of seven volunteer members, including council president.
The voting shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 34.9 %, 32.1% BDP, SP 11.7%, FDP 6.6%, 4.4%, GPS, glp 4.3%, SD 1.5 %, 1.4% EDU, EPP 1.1%, CVP 0.6%.
Economy
Economically Kandersteg is open all year dominated by tourism. There are also agricultural and baugewerbliche establishments and Lötschbergbahn as traffic operation. The working population is employed in the following sectors: Agriculture and Forestry ( 5%), crafts and construction ( 21%) and trade, hotel and restaurant industry, services ( 74%).
Tourism
Tourism in Kandersteg is particularly geared towards families. Kandersteg has 19 hotels with approximately 1,000 beds and 800 apartments with 2,000 beds, a campground and 22 restaurants.
During the summer, several mountain railways are in operation. Lots of hiking on easy walks to alpine climbing routes are open to both guests and locals. Numerous mountain bike round off the leisure activities. The town itself offers a heated swimming pool, tennis courts, spa treatments and a climbing wall.
In winter in the ski resort of Kandersteg six transport systems ( Oeschinen and Sunnbühl ) and 100 km of cross- country tracks.
The most popular attractions are the Oeschinensee, Sunnbühl ( Gemmipass ), the Gasterntal ( Kander Glacier), Allmenalp, Ueschinen, Blue Lake (fish farming ) and the zoo Riegelsee (the latter two are in the area of the municipality Kander reason).
Kandersteg is part of the extended UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau -Aletsch.
Traffic
On the road to get from Spiez ( motorway A6 Berne ) on Frutigen to Kandersteg. Here is a link Autoverlad car train down in the canton of Valais and during holiday times after Demoiselle in Italy.
Railway connections to Bern and Brig exist with the Lötschbergbahn.
Kandersteg has a local bus and a bus service to Frutigen.
History
The name goes back to an ancient crossing of the Kander, which led to the Gemmi and Lötschenpass. These passports have already allowed the Romans crossed the Alps in the Valais to the Bernese Oberland. The earliest surviving mention is made of Kandersteg in 1374 as the opportunity to stay at the coming from Italy via the Lötschenpass spice trade route. From trade on the Gemmi also testifies the Customs House in Schwarenbach.
The construction of the first village church was begun in 1511. The most famous house in the Kander is the richly decorated Ruedi - house, built in 1753 for the country Venner Peter Germann.
Kandersteg belonged until 1850 to the municipality Frutigen and then formed with the community Kander Kander basic reason. 1908 Kandersteg was an independent municipality, the original municipality Kandergrund of total 16'665 ha was divided: 3'207 ha went to Kandergrund and 13'458 ha received Kandersteg.
The construction of the Lötschberg Tunnel from 1906 to 1913 created a major north -south and formed the basis for the much used today Autoverlad the Lötschberg Railway. The connection to the rail network promoted tourism; many of today's hotels and inns were built in this period. Before the First World War Kandersteg already had 30 hotels and guesthouses with more than 1,300 beds.
In 1923, the Boy Scouts World Association WOSM with the Scout Centre Kandersteg one of the first permanent international meeting places for scouts. On the grounds of the center meet nowadays every year around 10,000 Scouts together.
In the 1980s, became the Swiss government bunker, called management system K20 ( cavity 20), built on the territory of the municipality Kandersteg.
1991 theravada Buddhist monastery Dhammapala was founded in Kandersteg.
Pictures
Ruedihus from 1753
Lötschberg
Café Schweizerhof
Reformed Church
Personalities
- Adolf Ogi ( born 1942 ), former Federal