Kleine Scheidegg ( German Kleine Scheidegg ) is a mountain pass (altitude 2061 m) between the peaks of the Eiger and Lauberhorn in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern , Switzerland , connecting the valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen .
| Kleine Scheidegg | |
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| him Kleine Scheidegg | |
| Specifications | |
| Saddle height | 2061 m |
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| Canton | Berne |
| Mountain system | Bernese Alps |
On Klein Scheidegg there are hotels, as well as the railway station of the two Hungarian railway trains (from 1893 ) and Jungfrau (from 1896 ).
The Hungarnalp railway runs from Lauterbrunnen and Wengen via Klein Scheidegg to Grindelwald, the Jungfrau railway rises up through a tunnel laid through the Eiger and Mönch mountains to the Jungfraujoch pass.
In the winter, Kleine Scheidegg and Mannlichen are the center of the Jungfrau Top Region ski area around Grindelwald , Wengen , Lauterbrunnen and Murren . Since 1993, at the Klein Scheidegg, the Jungfrau Mountain Marathon , starting in Interlaken , finishes every year.
At the end of the winter season, the open-air music festival “Snowpenair” is held on Klein Scheidegg. Guests of the festival are often world stars, such as Joe Cocker , Deep Purple , Status Quo , Brian Adams and others.
See also
- Mönch
- Eiger
- Jungfrau
- Jungfraujoch
Links
- About Kleine Scheidegg on the official website of the Jungfrau railway (English) (inaccessible link) . Archived November 3, 2009.
- About the railway "Hungarnalp" on the official website of the railway "Jungfrau" (English) (inaccessible link) . Archived November 8, 2009.
- www.jungfraubahn.ch Official website of the Jungfrau railway (him) (eng.)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site - Jungfrau-Aletsch Region (German) (eng.)
- Jungfrau region website (English) (inaccessible link) . Archived December 18, 2014. (fr.)