Handeck Handegg | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Grimsel Pass road to Handeck | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N8°18′E / 46.617°N 8.300°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Interlaken-Oberhasli |
| Municipality | Guttannen |
| Elevation | 1,423 m (4,669 ft) |
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]
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.
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]
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]
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