Festival held in the town of Interlaken, Switzerland
A marker commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Unspunnenfest
Unspunnenfest is a festival held in the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, near the old ruin of Unspunnen Castle, in the Bernese Alps, approximately once every twelve years, most recently in 2017. The festival highlights traditional Swiss culture and features competitions of Steinstossen (stone throwing), Schwingen (wrestling) and yodeling. The stone-throwing competition uses an 83.5 kg (184.1 lb) stone known as the Unspunnenstein ("Unspunnen Stone"), made of Aare granite from the Hasli valley.
Unspunnenfest is a festival held in the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, near the old ruin of Unspunnen Castle, in the Bernese Alps, approximately once...
Schützenfeste of the Old Swiss Confederacy. It is also central to the Unspunnenfest, a festival inaugurated in 1805 in Interlaken near the old ruins of...
have taken place in Basel in the 13th century. It is central to the Unspunnenfest, first held in 1805, with its symbol the 83.5 stone named Unspunnenstein...
The modern history of organized Schwingen tournaments begins with the Unspunnenfest of 1805. As with other types of folk wrestling, the roots of Schwingen...
ages. The practice of heavy stone throwing also continues as part of Unspunnenfest, which is a traditional Swiss festival which dates from the 13th Century...
Niklaus König and other Swiss landscape artists. The success of the Unspunnenfest, a festival of Swiss culture, in 1805 and 1808 brought many tourists...
Silvesterklausen, a New Year's Eve tradition in Appenzell-Ausserrhoden. Unspunnenfest Bäregräubschi and Chöderchessi are traditional wedding presents in the...
the ruins of Unspunnen Castle the Unspunnenfest held there since 1805 the Unspunnen Stone, symbol of the Unspunnenfest This disambiguation page lists articles...
taken place in Basel in the 13th century. It is also central to the Unspunnenfest, first held in 1805, with its symbol the 83.5 kg stone named Unspunnenstein...
originally milk canisters prior to stones. In Switzerland, affiliated to the Unspunnenfest, a festival held once every twelve years, a historic stone weighing...
the 19th century. The Kuhreihen were romanticized in the wake of the Unspunnenfest of 1805 in a collection edited by G. J Kühn and J. R. Wyss. The fourth...
century, overlooks the city of Interlaken. Today, Unspunnen is home to Unspunnenfest, a festival of traditional Swiss competitions held in the fields below...
Unspunnenstein, a large stone of Swiss historical significance used in the Unspunnenfest that led to the final formation of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. In addition...
municipality of Unterseen, where it remained until 1798. Since 1805, the Unspunnenfest, a festival that highlights traditional Swiss culture, has been held...
center of resistance against the reestablished Bern feudalism. The Unspunnenfest in 1805 and 1808 was planned as a means of reconciliation between the...
of Interlaken. A milestone in the history of the place was the first Unspunnenfest in 1805. The Rugenbräu brewery opened in the village in 1866. As tourism...
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