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Muerren Destination Guide

Discover Muerren in Switzerland

Muerren in the region of Bern with its 451 habitants is a town located in Switzerland - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Muerren

Local time in Muerren is now 08:14 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurich, Wilderswil, Unterseen, Ringgenberg, and Interlaken. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurich . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Muerren ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mürren, Switzerland: Cow Culture

2:29 min by RickSteves
Views: 15804 Rating: 5.00

Alpine farms welcome travelers for a peek at the cheese making action and each village takes pride in its own cheese. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode desc ..

Mürren, Switzerland: Exploring the Swiss Alps by Bike

3:23 min by RickSteves
Views: 13741 Rating: 4.94

Mürren is a good starting point for mountain biking, popular here in the Alps. Small service roads and well-marked intersections make biking easy. Follow Rick on his loop trip down into the valley flo ..


Mürren, Switzerland panorama - June 2007

1:20 min by murrener
Views: 8915 Rating: 4.79

A view of the beautiful alpine villge of Mürren from one of my favourite spots, a bench just outside and above the village. Can you hear the cowbells? ..

Flug von Birrfeld (LSZF) nach Sion (LSGS)

3:58 min by Peter Schaufelberger
Views: 1270 Rating: 5.00

Flug von Birrfeld (LSZF) nach Sion (LSGS) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mürren

Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,650 m (5,413 ft. ) above sea level and unreachable by public road. Tourism is popular through the summer and winter; the village features a view of the three towering mountains: Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Mürren has a population of just 450, but has 2,000 hotel beds. Mürren has its own school and two churches, one Reformed and one Roman Catholic.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.56 7.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Bernese Oberland, Car-free villages in Switzerland, Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland, Villages in the canton of Bern

Allmendhubelbahn

Seilbahn Mürren Allmendhubel (SMA), also Allmendhubelbahn, is a funicular in Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. The Allmendhubelbahn was brought into service in 1912, in order to simplify trade with other communes. It was soon used by many tourists and mountain hikers, and in the winter by skiers. It begins in Mürren with a maximum upward gradient of 61% up to the Allmendhubel . The 1000 gauge line is 551 m long. In 1999 the old red cars were replaced by new panoramic cars.

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Located at 46.56 7.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Bernese Oberland, Funicular railways in Switzerland, Metre gauge railways in Switzerland, Transport in the canton of Bern

Stechelberg

Stechelberg is a small village in the glacier carved Lauterbrunnen valley of the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland, sitting at the base of the Jungfrau mountain. The village is connected by the Luftseilbahn Stechelberg-Mürren-Schilthorn (LSMS), an aerial tramway, to the car-free skiing and hiking villages of Gimmelwald, Mürren and the Schilthorn, and over on the other side of the valley above the cliffs sits the car free village and resort of Wengen.

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Located at 46.55 7.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bernese Oberland, Villages in the canton of Bern

Gimmelwald

Gimmelwald is a small village in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland, halfway up the mountain between Stechelberg and Mürren, at an elevation of 1363 meters (4472 feet). The Schilthorn cable car stops in Gimmelwald where it is possible to board another cable car which runs between Gimmelwald and Mürren. In addition to a shop that sells fresh cheeses, Gimmelwald also possesses its own firehouse. Farming and tourism are the main occupations.

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Located at 46.55 7.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bernese Oberland, Car-free villages in Switzerland, Villages in the canton of Bern

Lauterbrunnen–Mürren mountain railway

The Lauterbrunnen–Mürren mountain railway (German: Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen–Mürren, BLM) is a hybrid transport system in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland, which connects the villages of Lauterbrunnen and Mürren. The system consists of a connected aerial cableway, also known as the Grütschalpbahn, and an adhesion worked mountain railway.

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Located at 46.58 7.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Bernese Oberland, Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity, Funicular railways in Switzerland, Metre gauge railways in Switzerland, Mountain railways, Railway companies of Switzerland, Railway lines in Switzerland, Railway lines opened in 1891, Transport in the canton of Bern