Skiing in Bernese Oberland - Ski resorts in Bernese Oberland - Skiinfo. Bernese Oberland. Summer Delight in the best local art, in castles that are silent witnesses to wealth gone by, and in lovingly restored hotel palaces from the early days of tourism. Deep, dark forests end at the foot of rocky peaks, while cows graze under the ancient Alpine maple trees. Mountain lakes like jewels reflect towering white peaks, and above it all reigns the majestic chain of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Where the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe, the highest railway station in Europe is located at 3,454 metres above sea level. Winter Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau - famous and resounding names all. More gentle skiing can be found in the Simmental, Saanenland and Frutigland regions and on the sun terraces of Hasliberg, Axalp and Beatenberg. Guide to Berner Oberland (Interlaken) Bernese Oberland Vacations, Tourism and Bernese Oberland, Switzerland Travel Reviews.
Bernese Oberland. Obersteinberg in the Bernese Oberland The flag of the Bernese Oberland consists of a black eagle in a gold field (in reference to the region's old status as reichsfrei) over two fields in the cantonal colours of red and black. The Swiss German dialects spoken in the Bernese Oberland are Highest Alemannic German, contrasting with the High Alemannic Bernese German spoken in Bern and the northern parts of the canton. The Oberland is one of five regions or administrative subdivisions of the canton. In the short-lived Helvetic Republic (1798-1803), the Bernese Oberland had been a separate canton, (Canton of Oberland).
History[edit] Prehistorically the Oberland was crossed by hunters or traders, but the first known settlements were from the Roman era. During the High Middle Ages, a number of Oberland villages grew around valley parish churches which were religious and cultural centers within each surrounding valley. The expansionist policy of the city of Bern led them into the Oberland.