Werdenberg in Canton Sankt Gallen, Switzerland on the border with Lichtenstein
This is the Montaschinerhaus in Werdenberg, oldest wooden settlement in Switzerland at the foot of the feudal-glorious castle, of the same name, dominating the landscape. Densely built town with picturesque alleys and a concave lake front, above it a steep vine slope; on the hillside the suburb.
In the distance you can see Mount Säntis.
As with most of our Swiss photos, there is very little information in English.
Here you can view the 800 year old history...
Werdenberg Castle and oldest wooden settlement in Switzerland link to photo above.
Werdenberg kleinste Stadt und älteste Holzsiedlung der Schweiz a 1:14 min video showing this tiny town of approximately 40 homes, all in wood; Werdenberg smallest and oldest wooden settlement in Switzerland is the English translation from the German video title...
Arial view from the Werdenburg area.
Mount Säntis to the left and Appenzell Innerrhoden with Austria (Österreich) and Liechtenstein to the right.
Hope you liked learning a bit more about beautiful Switzerland!
Previous posts:
Hermoso lugar adore el castillo. Re mando un beso
ReplyDeleteQuerido J.P.,
DeleteDe hecho, un pequeño pueblo medieval encantador y el castillo en la parte superior es muy especial.
Abrazos,
Mariette
What a lovely place! I don’t know this part of Switzerland, but I would love to go there one day!
ReplyDeleteI wish you a good weekend.
Dearest Catherine,
DeleteYes, a very lovely place and you still can go there!
Hugs and happy weekend too.
Mariette
Amazing longevity for this beautiful place, Mariette. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Dearest Martha Jane,
DeleteWell, medieval buildings in Europe is quite normal but this little village with wooden buildings is quite special!
Hugs,
Mariette
Another very enjoyable post. Thank you for taking us on tour with you, Mariette.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Dearest Victor,
DeleteGlad you enjoyed it! Just like you I enjoyed my virtual travel there... Maybe one day I get to view it!
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, It's funny, the United States is often characterized as having a largely wood-based architecture, especially for houses, and this has been blamed for fire catastrophes such as Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco, but your post shows how such wooden communities can survive indefinitely--at least for 800 years, older than America itself!
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteThat is true for this one at least but in one of my previous posts 'Saas im Prättigau, Switzerland where Pieter stayed when Skiing', you read that the entire center had to be rebuild after a 1735 fire. So probably here they just were lucky! Maybe due to having a large amount of water at hand...?
Hugs,
Mariette
Awesome view!
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteThank you and it sure IS!
Hugs,
Mariette
Aquí en España, no se prodiga mucho las casas de madera.
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Querida Antónia,
DeleteEsto es muy único para esta parte en Suiza.
Abrazos,
Mariette
Flipping Beautiful - So Dang Beautiful
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Dearest Travis,
DeleteThank you! Yes it is beautiful and I myself would love to go there...
Hugs,
Mariette
Another wonderful link thanks Mariette. We don't see many wooden homes here, would be a fire hazard in our hot summers ✨
ReplyDeleteDearest Grace,
DeleteHere there is a lot of wooden homes, more than bricks and it gets really hot in summer.
Hugs,
Mariette
Sprookjesachtig mooi, Mariette! Fijne zondag, lieve groet Willy
ReplyDeleteBeste Willy,
DeleteJa, dat vond ik ook en hoop dit nog een keer in het echt te mogen zien...
Liefs en fijne zondagavond!
Mariette