Townscapes and chapels

In the Binntal Nature Park, many villages are classified as sites of national importance because they are so well preserved. In addition, many chapels were built in the 17th and 18th centuries in particular. It is worth taking a look at these contemporary witnesses. Incidentally, some of them are places of pilgrimage.

Townscapes

In the Binntal Landscape Park, eight sites are classified as being of national importance according to the Inventory of Swiss Sites worthy of Protection (ISOS), while three sites are of regional

Schmidigehischere and Wileren, districts of Binn (national importance) Fäld, hamlet of Binn (national importance) Village of Ernen (national…
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Chapels

Over 20 chapels transform the Binntal Landscape Park into an impressive sacred landscape. Some, such as the Chapel of the Holy Family in Mühlebach, dominate the entire landscape, while others,

In the village and hamlet, in the forest and in the remote valley, witnesses of popular religiosity emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries. This was not only the time of the…
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