- Lauterbrunnen
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Lauterbrunnen
municipality_name = Lauterbrunnen
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Lauterbrunnen-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Interlaken
lat_d=46|lat_m=36|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=54|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3822
municipality_code = 0584
area = 164.4
elevation = 795|elevation_description=
population = 2663|populationof=December 2002|popofyear=2002
website = www.lauterbrunnen.ch
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places = Lauterbrunnen,Wengen ,Mürren ,Gimmelwald ,Stechelberg ,Isenfluh
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities=Aeschi bei Spiez ,Blatten (Lötschen) (VS),Fieschertal (VS),Grindelwald ,Gündlischwand ,Kandersteg ,Lütschental ,Reichenbach im Kandertal ,Saxeten ,Wilderswil
twintowns = |Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in
Switzerland .The municipality lies in the Lauterbrunnen Valley and comprises the villages Lauterbrunnen, Wengen,
Mürren ,Gimmelwald ,Stechelberg andIsenfluh . The population of the Lauterbrunnen village is less than that of Wengen, but greater than that of the others.According to locals, the name Lauterbrunnen is a combination of "lauter" meaning many, and "brunnen" meaning spring, fountain, or well. However, there is considerable dispute about the meaning of 'lauter', with some translating it as louder and others as clear, bright, or clean.
The river "Weisse Lütschine" flows through Lauterbrunnen and overflows its banks about once a year. The source of the river comes from melting snow high in the mountains, thus making it a very pure and clean source of water. It is common practice in the camp sites to chill drinks in the water.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's poem "Gesang der Geister über den Wassern" (literal translation: Song of the Spirits above the Waters) was written while he stayed at the parish house near theStaubbach Falls waterfall in Lauterbrunnen. The Lauterbrunnen valley also provided the pictorial model forJ. R. R. Tolkien 's sketches and watercolors of the fictitiousvalley ofRivendell , and possibly also the name of theBruinen river (meaning 'Loudwater') which flowed through it.Lauterbrunnen lies at the bottom of a hanging or U-shaped valley that extends south and then south-westwards from the village to meet the 8-kilometre-long
Lauterbrunnen Wall . The shape of the valley is best viewed from above in Wengen or from the cable car gondola to Grütschalp.Transport
The
Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB) train runs toInterlaken .The
Wengernalpbahn (WAB) train leads toKleine Scheidegg and on toGrindelwald ,The
aerial tramway and connecting train, both operated by theBergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren (BLM), provide service toMürren . An alternative route toMürren is available using the bus via theTrummelbach Falls toStechelberg and then the Luftseilbahn Stechelberg-Mürren-Schilthorn (LSMS).Gallery
External links
* [http://www.lauterbrunnen.ch www.lauterbrunnen.ch] Official website
*HDS|338|Lauterbrunnen|author=Anne-Marie Dubler
* [http://www.truemmelbachfaelle.ch Truemmelbachfaelle]
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