A factory produced combs in Mümliswil (canton of Solothurn) until 1990. The beginnings of comb-making in the village date back to the 18th century, and the trade remained in the hands of the Walter family for more than 160 years. E. Müller, Mümliswil and the new factory of combs, around 1870. Collection: Haarundkamm Museum Factory … Read more » “Museum of Combs and Hairstyles in Mümliswil”
The former monastery of Beinwil and the Benedictine monastery of Mariastein (canton of Solothurn) are as inseparably linked to each other as the river Lüssel is to the Jura mountain range of Passwang with Vogelberg (1204 m) in canton Basel-Landschaft as its highest point. View from the top of the Vogelberg. The source of the … Read more » “Beinwil, Passwang, Mills, Iron, Hohe Winde and Kamms”
A Maria chapel, “im Stein” (in stone), was first documented in 1434. However, there was already another chapel, a rock chapel. The Chapel of Grace (Gnadenkapelle) is still visited by around 250,000 pilgrims annually. It is the heart and destination of the Mariastein pilgrimage. Over the centuries, the rocky cave has been converted into a … Read more » “Mariastein Abbey”
