- Source: Gantrisch Regional Nature Park
Gantrisch Regional Nature Park is one of 17 parks of national importance in Switzerland. Of its 19 park communities, 18 are in the canton of Bern and one in the canton of Fribourg. The Gantrisch Nature Park covers an area of 414 km² at an altitude between 510 m (Bern-Belp Airport) and 2239 m (Schafberg) and includes the Schwarzsee tourist region.
Geography
The Gantrisch Nature Park lies between the three Swiss cities: Bern, Thun and Fribourg and is traversed by the Gürbe, Schwarzwasser and Sense. The park area includes the Längenberg, a lateral moraine of the Aare Glacier, and the Belpberg, which also consists partly of moraine material from the Aare Glacier. In the south, the Gantrisch Nature Park is bordered by the Gantrisch chain, which gives the nature park its name and contains the headwaters of the Gürbe. In the southwest of the nature park is the Schwarzsee and the primeval landscape of Brecca.
19 communities make up the Gantrisch Nature Park (as of 2021): Belp, Burgistein, Forst-Längenbühl, Gerzensee, Guggisberg, Gurzelen, Kaufdorf, Kirchdorf, Niedermuhlern, Oberbalm, Plaffeien, Riggisberg, Rüeggisberg, Rüschegg, Schwarzenburg, Thurnen, Toffen, Wald, Wattenwil.
Landscapes of national importance
In accordance with Article 5 of the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage, Switzerland keeps a Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments. Two of these areas are in the Gantrisch Nature Park:
No. 1320, designation: Schwarzenburgerland mit Sense- und Schwarzwasser-Schluchten
No. 1514, designation: Breccaschlund
Sights
= Viewpoints
=Guggershörnli
Monument in honor of Rudolf von Tavel
= Museums
=Abegg-Stiftung
Vreneli-Museum
= Historic buildings and facilities
=Schwarzenburg Castle
Grasburg Castle
Rüeggisberg Priory
Gerzensee Castle
Gerzensee Old Castle
Gerzensee New Castle
= Bodies of water
=Gerzensee
Dittligsee
Schwarzsee
= Mountain peaks
=Gantrisch
Kaiseregg
References
External links
"Gantrisch becomes first International Dark Sky Park in Switzerland" by DarkSky International (March 11, 2024)
