Bäretswil is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Rhine FallsNeuhausen Am Rheinfall The Rhine Falls is the largest waterfall in Switzerland and Europe.The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich , between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen , next to the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. They are 150 metres wide and 23 metres high. In the winter months, the average water flow is 250 m3/s , while in the summer, the average water flow is 600 m3/s . The highest flow ever measured was 1,250 cubic metres per second in 1965; and the lowest, 95 cubic metres per second in 1921.The falls can not be climbed by fish, except by eels that are able to eel their way up over the rocks. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Stein am Rhein Old CityStein Am Rhein Stein am Rhein is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town has a well-preserved medieval centre, retaining the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall, and the city gates are preserved, though the former city wall now consists of houses. The medieval part of the town has been pedestrianised and many of the medieval buildings are painted with beautiful frescoes. The official language of Stein is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Aare GorgeMeiringen The Aare Gorge is a section of the river Aare that carves through a limestone ridge near the town of Meiringen, in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The gorge is an indirect product of glaciation; 10,000 years ago, just as the Ice Age was coming to an end, torrential runoff water from melting glaciers eroded a deep, narrow chasm through the limestone barrier. Although barely one mile long, this passage is bordered by sheer cliffs up to 165 feet high on either side. The gorge varies in width from some 30 metres at its widest to just 1 metre at its narrowest.The gorge is a popular tourist attraction, many visitors attracted by the nearby Reichenbach Falls, which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle selected as the setting for Sherlock Holmes' murder by Professor Moriarty. Permission to build wal... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Flims Laax Falera Ski ResortLaax Flims is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area. Flims consists of the village of Flims and the hamlets of Fidaz and Scheia as well as Flims-Waldhaus, the initial birthplace of tourism in Flims, where most of the hotels were built before and after around 1900. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Reichenbach FallsMeiringen The Reichenbach Falls are a waterfall cascade of seven steps on the creek called Rychenbach in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. They drop over a total change of altitude of about 250 metres . At 110 metres , of which the Grand Reichenbach Fall , the upper one, is by far the largest one and one of the higher waterfalls in the Alps and among the forty highest in Switzerland. The Rychenbach loses 290 metres of height from the top of the falls to the valley floor of the Haslital. Today, a hydro-electric power company harnesses the flow of the Reichenbach Falls during certain times of year, reducing its flow.In popular literature, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave the Grand Reichenbach Fall as the location of the final physical altercation between his hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Baeretswil Videos
Steam Train Schnaaggi Schaaggi, Sihl Valley Switzerland
A bumpy ride on the old steam train Schnaaggi Schaaggi. The steam train runs through the Sihl Valley in Switzerland from Sihlwald to Zurich Wiedikon. This cute steam train belongs to a railroad club called Zuercher Museums Bahn ZMB. From spring to autumn they run the train every last weekend of a month. Especially railroad fans and children love that train with its 1899 steam engine very much! Enjoy the video! Please like it and share it!
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Steam train departing from Bäretswil
Steamtrain from the DVZO leaving the station of Bäretswil in the Zürcher Oberland in Switzerland.