Mürren
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Mürren is a traditional
Mürren has its own school and two
History
Mürren is first mentioned in 1257 as Mons Murren (Mount Murren). It was probably an alpine pasture until the settlement of immigrants from Lötschental shortly after 1300.
The first hotel was built in 1857 by Mürren's farming cooperative, the Bäuert. Before the opening of the Lauterbrunnen–Mürren Mountain Railway in 1891, guests could only reach Mürren by means of mule traffic (see picture). Nevertheless, the quickly growing resort already had 310 hotel beds around 1888. Up to World War I, mainly British tourists came to Mürren. An Anglican church was erected for them as early as 1878.[1]
Winter sports have been an important part of Mürren's history since the first British winter tourists arrived in 1911. During the
Politics
Mürren is situated within the canton of Bern, in the district of Interlaken and belongs to the municipality of Lauterbrunnen, together with the villages of Wengen, Isenfluh, Gimmelwald and Stechelberg.
Transport
A series of four cable cars, known as the Luftseilbahn Stechelberg-Mürren-Schilthorn (LSMS), provides transportation from Mürren downhill to
There is an additional cable car that runs directly from Mürren to Stechelberg, but this is provided solely for the movement of freight and used for public transportation only in times of repair of the regular cable car.
Mürren is also the lower terminus of the Allmendhubelbahn, a funicular.
Recreation
There are a total of 52 km (32 mi) of
Within the village there is a large sports center with a 25 m swimming pool, sports hall, fitness room, café, information centre and other facilities. There is a large skating rink which is sometimes used for curling competitions as well as a specific curling rink that in the summer is a tennis court. The ice rink is turned into a mini-golf course during the summer months. In the summer there are also tennis courts near the sports chalet.
Hotels
There are quite a few hotels in Mürren, including: Hotel Alpenblick, Hotel Alpenruh, Alpina, Hotel Bellevue, Hotel Blumental, Hotel Edelweiss, Hotel Eiger, Eiger Guesthouse, Hotel Jungfrau, Hotel Regina and Sportschalet.
Highlights and events
In 1928, the Inferno Race was set up, and continues to this day. The International Inferno Race, comprising cross-country, giant slalom, and downhill races, is the longest (15.8 km, 9.8 mi) and largest amateur ski race in the world with a limit of 1800 participants. It is held in January. The fastest entrants will complete the 15.8 km from the Schilthorn to Lauterbrunnen in only 15 minutes.[3][citation needed]
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Street in Mürren
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Street in Mürren in winter
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The Allmendhubelbahn funicular in Murren, Switzerland.
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Aerial view by Eduard Spelterini, between 1893 and 1924
References
- ^ Mürren in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ "The Second Anglo-Afgan War 1878-1880". www.garenewing.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "InfernoMürren". Inferno-muerren.ch. Retrieved 2017-07-12.