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| Lenk | ||
| Canton | Bern | |
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| Residents | 2.344 (2018) | |
| height | 1,068 m, 1,545 m | |
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Lenk is a Swiss Municipality in the canton Bern.
background
The Lenk is located in the Obersimmental and includes the uppermost part of the Simmental. At the place name the Lenk, is one of the few place names that are used with an article in German. In the dialect the name becomes Länk pronounced.
The place is recognized as a health resort. The sulphurous 8.5 ° C cold sulfur spring has been in use since 1689. The spa was founded in 1862.
getting there
By plane
By train
The meter-gauge Montreux – Berner Oberland Railway (MOB), which runs from Monteux leads here via Zweisimmen.
The journey from German-speaking Switzerland takes place via Bern or Interlaken and Spiez. From Spiez it goes on to Zweisimmen, where you have to change from the standard-gauge BLS railway line to the meter-gauge MOB railway line.
By bus
in the street
The main road number 11 coming through the Simmental from Spiez leaves the Simmental in Zweisimmen. The remaining 13 kilometers into Lenk are covered on a connecting road.
The best way to get around the Lenk is on foot, as the village has a manageable greetings. Outlying quarters and the Betelberg and Metsch mountain railways can be reached by local and ski buses. The ski buses run every half hour.
Tourist Attractions
- Iffigfall
activities
- hike
- The ski area on the Hahnenmoss is connected to that of Adelboden. The slogan developed from this Adelboden-Länk danish. An FIS World Cup giant slalom is held annually at Chuenisbärgli.
Shopping: Lenk has a large coop and several small grocery stores (including Volg, cheese shops, butchers, several bakeries) as well as clothing stores, several sports shops, a stationery and a flower shop. The next Migros and Aldi are in Zweisimmen. Bookstores and international fashion chains such as H&M are located in Thun.
The Lenk kitchen contains everything that can be made from Simmental cows and their milk, in particular various tasty, aromatic mountain cheeses. There are several restaurants in the village, with the Gade restaurant in the center of the village offering local cuisine.
The Tipi Bar on Schulhausplatz is "The Place to Go", where locals and tourists meet.
With only 2500 inhabitants, Lenk has 11,000 beds. There are hotels in all price categories, but there is no youth hostel. The best known and most prestigious hotel is likely to be the Lenkerhof, a five-star hotel that used to be a health resort. The spa landscape and the pool, which is fed by sulfur springs, are special here. Lenk also has numerous group accommodations, the largest being KuSpo with around 700 beds.
trips
Literature: "Matrjoschka-Jagd" and "Stollengeflüster" are two Lenker crime novels by Marijke Schnyder.
