Handeck
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Handeck (also spelled Handegg) is a village on the Grimsel pass road in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. The village is located near the lake Gelmersee, which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village.
Handeck (also spelled Handegg) is a village on the Grimsel pass road in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. The village is located near the lake Gelmersee, which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village.
Geography
Handeck is located approximately east of Bern and northwest of Locarno. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking. It has an elevation of 1,423 meters. The road to Grimsel Pass summit goes right by a pair of short tunnels to Handeck.
Culture
Part of the permanent collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art is an oil painting by French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme which depicts the beauty of this locale still today, as it was during his world travels in the 1850s. ALEXANDRE CALAME - Handeck-Wasserfall.jpg|Handeck-Wasserfall by Alexandre Calame (19th century) Souvenir of Handeck by Alexandre Calame, 1851.JPG|Souvenir of Handeck by Alexandre Calame (1851) Waterval van de Handeck aan de Grimsel, objectnr SA 952.tif| Waterval van de Handeck aan de Grimsel by Alexandre Calame (19th century)
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