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Handeck
Village in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Handeck (Handegg) is a village on the Grimsel pass road in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland.[1] The village is located near the lake Gelmersee, which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village.[2]
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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.[3] 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".[4][2] It also has a waterfall.[5] There is also a chalet, the first-halting place, which is beautiful.[5] The village's cascade surpasses all others in Switzerland.[5]
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.[6]
Handeck-Wasserfall by Alexandre Calame (19th century)
Souvenir of Handeck by Alexandre Calame (1851)
Waterval van de Handeck aan de Grimsel by Alexandre Calame (19th century)
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