This section contains an overview of the most relevant commemorations in Switzerland.
7 June 2021
In 2021, the „Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps“ celebrates the tenth anniversary of its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The transnational site was entered into the UNESCO World Heritage registry on June 27th, 2011. Of the more than 1000 known pile dwellings in central Europe, only 111 representative sites in France, Italy, Switzerland, … Read more » “Pile Dwellings around the Alps”
1 April 2021
Number double 007, not just number 7, but just as legendary. To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Mount Rigi Railways (Rigi Bahnen AG), the steam locomotive Number 7 will be restored and brought back into operation in 2021. On May 21st, 2021, 150 years after its maiden voyage, the locomotive will journey up the Rigi, … Read more » “Mount Rigi Railways 150 Years”
29 December 2020
Safety in the mountains became an important theme as more and more tourists came to the high mountains after 1850. Since the middle of the 19th century, mountaineers have climbed, descended slopes and hiked on mountain paths or glaciers. The number of accidents also rose sharply. However, organised mountain rescue did not exist In Engadin … Read more » “Alpine Rescue Service.”
