The Gallows of Valangin
During the Middle Ages, the gallows of Valangin was a place of unspeakable horror. Now in ruin, one can still visit the site and pay respect to it’s victims. It was a place where those convicted of crimes, legitimate or not, were tortured and executed by hanging, burning, stabbing, throttling or other means.
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Ansermet, Stefan. The Guide to Mysterious Switzerland: In Western Switzerland. 1st edition, Favre Publishing, 2021
Various. Album de la Suisse Pittoresque. 1st edition, Weibel-Comtesse, 1836
Charrere, Jean-Jacques. November1999. Neuchâtel: Comment l'Histoire a rattrapé les descendants d'une sorcière suppliciée et de son bourreau. Le Temps
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Magdalena Hermitage (short)
Located 20 minutes southwest of Bern in the hamlet of Räsch, Magdalena Hermitage is a fascinating cave etched out of the stone. First mentioned in 1448, it is unknown exactly who first started carving the cave or when.
Over the centuries, it has been used by anchorites as well as lay hermits. The last inhabitant of the cave was a German hermit by the name of Ernst Stengele. Stengele ultimately died in 1927.
It is currently under the protection of the Düdingen-Guin parish and welcomes visitors.
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Glasbrunnen - The secret fountain of Bern, Switzerland
Join us as we unveil hidden destinations in Switzerland for the tourist planning to visit this country or simply as a virtual visitor. We wish to share the beauty and majesty of Switzerland through our eyes.
Near Bern, Switzerland, and nestled within the forest of Bremgarten, lies a fountain named Glasbrunnen. This fountain is rich in history and lore. For centuries, it's waters are believed to have healing properties. Even today, many come to Glasbrunnen to drink and bathe in it's waters in the hopes of curing the body and mind.
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Christine Werlé: Berne historique: La légende de Glasbrunnen (Memento vom 10. Juni 2015 im Internet Archive). In: Courrier de Berne. Nr. 8, 2010 (französisch)
Otto Sutermeister: Der Glasbrunnen in der Google-Buchsuche. In: Kinder- und Hausmärchen aus der Schweiz. H. R. Sauerländer, 2. Auflage, 1873, S. 155 ff.
Andrea Hofman: Woher hat der steinerne Glasbrunnen seinen Namen? In: Berner Zeitung. 22. Juli 2016.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. (1995). The prisoner of Chillon ; and, Don Juan, canto IX
Christine Werle: Berne historique: LA LÉGENDE DE GLASBRUNNEN In: Courrier de Berne. 29, Octobre 2010
Göttinnen: Kraftort Glasbrunnen: Fruchtbarkeitsmythos und Berner Kinderwünsche
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