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| Kandersteg | ||
| Canton | Bern | |
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| Residents | 1.301 (2017) | |
| height | 1,174 m, 2,662 m | |
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Kandersteg is a Swiss Municipality in the canton Bern.
background
Kandersteg lies at the upper end of the Kandertal. Its name goes back to a footbridge over the Kander. A mule track has been leading across the Gemmi into Valais for a long time. It has only been an independent municipality and belongs to the Frutigen district since 1908. The tourist boom began with the opening of the Lötschberg line, because Kandersteg is located at the north portal of the Lötschberg tunnel, which opened in 1913. Today, the tourist offer includes 19 hotels with around 1,000 beds and 800 holiday apartments with 2,000 beds, a campsite and 22 restaurants. Kandersteg tries to be able to offer a family-friendly offer, which the municipality also succeeds in.
In Kandersteg there is a Boy Scout Center Kandersteg, founded in 1923 by the World Scout Association WOSM, the first permanent international meeting place for scouts. Around 10,000 scouts meet here every year.
In 1991 the Theravada Buddhist monastery Dhammapala was founded in Kandersteg.
getting there
International airports are Geneva, Zurich and Basel. The train journey from Basel takes 2 hours, from Zurich Airport just under 3 hours to Kandersteg.
By train
To the 1 Kandersteg station. 
Only regional trains run, arrival usually from Bern. Long-distance traffic uses the Lötschberg base tunnel into Valais and has the closest stop in Spiez.
In the street
The main street of Spiez ends here. For the onward journey to Valais, the 2 Car loading station Kandersteg - Goppstein can be used through the old Lötschberg tunnel. Trains run every 30 minutes, travel time 15 minutes, more information here.
mobility
The local public transport is with the local bus and a bus line to Frutigen guaranteed.
There is a gondola lift from Kandersteg near the Oeschinen lake and a gondola lift from Kandersteg to the Sunnbühl, with which you can avoid the steep ascent to the Gemmi pass. The nostalgic chairlift to the Oeschinensee was replaced by a gondola in 2008. The Kandersteg-Allmenalp cable car only runs in summer.
Tourist Attractions
- Ruedi house. Built in 1753.
- Schwarzbachfall
- Gastern Valley
- Öschinen Lake. The lake is located above the municipality at an altitude of 1,578 m and has a water depth of 56 m. With a size of 1.5 km², it is one of the large alpine lakes.
activities
There are many in Kandersteg Hiking trails.
The most famous hike leads from the village to the 1 Öschinen lake (around 1.5 hours), alternatively you can take the Öschinensee cable car, from the mountain station it is then a 20-minute walk to the Öschinensee. There is a summer toboggan run at the mountain station of the Öschinensee gondola.
A day hike takes you on the 1 Doldenhorn Hut at about 1900 meters. The view is breathtaking, but the mountain path is steep and the hiker should be reasonably free from giddiness. In the Doldenhornhütte is served.
Another beautiful day hike leads to the Gastern Valley 1 Selden. Alternatively, you can take the minibus from Kandersteg train station, which runs every hour into the valley. A short walk takes one and a half hours over the "Höh" above the village.
A hike over the is popular 2 Gemmi Pass. By the gondola lifts 3 Kandersteg - Sunnbühl and 4 Leukerbad - Gemmi it is a flat high mountain hike between the two mountain stations (not a mountain hike). It is also suitable for families and does not have high physical fitness requirements.
Some classic high mountain tours start or end in Kandersteg. So about that 3 Lötschenpass ins Lötschental, over the Hohtürli to the Greisalp and over the Rote Kumme and Engsligenalp or Bondenerkrinde Adelboden.
In winter there is a Ski Area at the Öschinensee and at the Sunnbühl, together there are 6 transport systems. In addition, a network of around 100 km of cross-country trails will be set up, which will also lead into the Gasterental.
There is also one in the village outdoor pool as well as a Vita-Parcours ("fitness trail") in the nearby forest.
shop
The village is small and clearly laid out. It has a post office, 2 supermarkets, a drugstore, bakery, butcher and various boutiques for shopping.
kitchen
- Local and Swiss cuisine in general can be enjoyed in the Ruedihuus restaurant. The menu includes Mostbröckli, various Swiss potato dishes and Aargau carrot cake.
- 1 Blausee Restaurant, Hotel and Spa, CH-3717 Blausee. Tel.: 41 (0)33 672 33 33, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant with organic trout breeding, therefore known for mountain trout specialties, hotel and spa, numerous wellness offers, seminar rooms, picnic areas around the Blausee walking paths and nature park.Open: all year round.
nightlife
accommodation
health
There are two general practitioners in Kandersteg who are also allowed to dispense medication directly with a practice pharmacy license, and there is also a drugstore. The next hospital with an emergency unit is in Frutigen. In the event of an accident on the slopes, the "Pistentöff" (snowmobile) is used wherever possible for removal;
Practical advice
At the train station there is a map with an overview map of the village and an overview of the network of hiking trails in the region.
trips
As an excursion outside Kandersteg, a detour to Valais is a good idea. The Trains through the Lötschberg run every hour to Goppenstein, from there a beautiful hike, the "Alpensüdfuss", leads in the direction of Brig.
literature
Web links
- http://www.kandersteg.ch - Official website of Kandersteg
