Boys (St. Niklaus)

Boys
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Visp
Municipal municipality :	St. Niklaus VS
Postal code :	3924
Coordinates :	627 810  /  116054 coordinates: 46 ° 11 '43 "  N , 7 ° 47' 56"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred twenty-seven thousand eight hundred ten  /  116054
Height :	1960  m above sea level M.
Website:	www.st-niklaus.ch
View from Jungtal ( 2387  m above sea level ) to the Junge settlement ( 1960  m above sea level )
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Junge ( Valais German Jungu ) is a hamlet or an alp of the municipality of St. Niklaus (Valais German Zaniglas ) in the Valais district of Visp .

geography

View from Junge into the rear Nikolaital . Top left Ried Glacier with (from right) Dom , Dürrenhorn , Hohberghorn , Stecknadelhorn and Nadelhorn of the Mischabel and Ulrichshorn . In the background from the right Klein Matterhorn , Breithorn , Pollux and Castor . Group of houses on the right rafters .

Junge lies on several rock humps above a rock face that drops steeply into the Nikolaital east of the Jungtal ( 2387  m above sea level ) with the Jungbach flowing down from the Jungtaljoch ( 3220  m above sea level ) and the Junggletscher ( 2993  m above sea level ) .

The Junge settlement is located at 1960  m above sea level. M. on the left flank of the valley above St. Niklaus Dorf ( 1120  m above sea level , Valais German Zaniglas ) and can be reached on foot by land via the Jungeweg . On the southern border of the settlement, on a rock ledge, is the Junge chapel at an altitude of 1940  m above sea level. M.

The smaller settlement Wintergadmen ( Valais German Wintergadmu ) at 1809  m is also a part of the boys . Individual buildings and groups of buildings are scattered between the two settlements on the two slopes of the Chelchuzigji rift.

• Right slope Chelchuzigji:
  • Unnerbächji ( 1870  m above sea level , a stately house ( Valais German Hiischi ) and a stable (Valais German Gädi )),
  • Gafinu ( 1795  m above sea level , a house and two stables) and
  • Dili ( 1853  m above sea level , two houses and two stables).
• Left slope Chelchuzigji:
  • Lerchji ( 1798  m above sea level , three houses and three stables),
  • Biel ( 1895  m above sea level , two houses, two stables and a warehouse ( Valais German Schpiicher )) and
  • Egga ( 1934  m above sea level , three houses).

The buildings are log houses made of larch wood with roofs made of solid stone slabs .

From Junge, you can see up to fourteen four-thousand-meter peaks and, with good visibility, even the Aletsch Glacier .

"Open-air museums" Junge, Egga, Biel, Lerchji and Wintergadmen

The following impressions were taken on Sunday, September 4th, 2016, during a walk from the Jungs chapel to Jungeralp and on to Egga, Biel, Lerchji and Wintergadmen.

Settlement boys

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Egga, Biel, Lerchji and Wintergadmen

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  Egga at 1934  m above sea level M. , in the background Waar, Staldenried , Bärgji, Hannigalp and Grächen

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  Biel at 1895  m above sea level M.

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  Biel at 1895  m above sea level M.

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  Lerchji at 1798  m above sea level. M. , in the background Ried Glacier and Nadelgrat

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  Lerchji at 1798  m above sea level. M. , in the background Waar

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  Lerchji at 1798  m above sea level. M. , in the background Hannigalp, Grächen and Niedergrächen

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  Wintergadmen at 1809  m , in the background Castor, Pollux, Breithorn, Klein Matterhorn, Mettelhorn, Brunegghorn and the flank of the Weisshorn

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  Wintergadmen at 1809  m above sea level. M. , on the left the Riedbach , on the right the Nikolaital

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  Wintergadmen at 1809  m above sea level. M.

Boys with a chapel at 1940  m above sea level. M. stands.

history

Animal bones found during the renovation of the boys' chapel in the 1950s suggest that boys were already settled in the Mesolithic . The chapel, which still exists today and is consecrated to Mary, was built in 1762 at 1940  m above sea level. M. rebuilt.

Until the onset of the Little Ice Age at the beginning of the 15th century, Jungs was a year-round inhabited settlement and an independent municipality.

Surname boys

The surname Junge comes from the hamlet or Alp Jungs in the municipality of St. Niklaus VS. In 1304 Johann, son of Walter from the boy, is mentioned in a document. Walter from boys had Zehndenrechte by the family of Underfluh, residing at Stalden . Johann Jungs lived near Burgen in Törbel in 1334 . In 1400 Anton Junge lived in Stalden and his father Johann lived in Embd . A branch of the Junge family moved to Sion in 1400 , where in 1445 Arnold Junge became district messenger for Sion and in 1447 mayor of Sion. Another branch of the Junge family settled in Frutigen in the 16th century .

Seewjinen rest area and Alpine Festival

Seewjinen rest area ( Valais German Seewjini ) at 1998  m above sea level. M. , in the background Breithorn, Klein Matterhorn, Brunegghorn, Weisshorn and Bishorn.

Since 1980, the Alpine Festival has been held on boys every year towards the end of July or the beginning of August, which opens with a field service at the Seewjinen rest area ( Valaisian Seewjini ) at 1998  m , which is not far above the terminus of the St. Niklaus Dorf - Boy is located. At this rest area there is a small lake, fire pits and wooden tables with benches.

The Jungeralp alpine hut at 1989  m above sea level. M. , in the background Ulrichshorn, Riedgletscher with Nadelgrat and Dom, Castor, Pollux, Breithorn and Klein Matterhorn.

Jungeralp and Jungtalalp

The Jungeralp alpine hut is located on the northern border of the Junge settlement at an altitude of 1989  m above sea level. M. , which uses 140 hectares of pasture land . The grazing rights are tied to the private property of boys. So it is a Güteralp. In addition, there is also the Junge Bergschaft, which owns the buildings and the forest. The management takes place on a cooperative basis. The cooperative is headed by an Alpine Bailiff. Every year at the beginning of summer in June, the alpine pasture takes place with a mass celebration in the boys chapel. In high summer in August, the alpine hut in the Jungtal at an altitude of 2387  m and its pastureland is used.

Junge is one of the Alps in the canton of Valais, whose natural cheese is “1A” quality and therefore has the “Raclette du Valais AOP” brand or the name “Junge” embossed or as a relief on the side of the cheese (the “cylinder wall”, so to speak) of the loaf can carry.

Jungeralp-Liädji

The Jungeralp-Liädji, also known as Jungeliädji ( Liädji Valais German for song ), was composed and written by Karl Burgener , who was pastor in St. Niklaus from 1965 to 1993.

Jungeralp passenger cable car (Jungerbahn)

Valley station of the cable car to Junge directly above the St. Niklaus station of the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn . The mountain station is on the top of the right rock. To the left of it a few boys' houses, to the right of them a few houses from Wintergadmen.

Cable car on boys. View above Gafinu to St. Niklaus and the rear Nikolaital . In the background from the right Klein Matterhorn , Breithorn , Pollux and Castor . Group of houses on the right rafters , including Teli .

A passenger cable car leads from St. Niklaus Dorf to the settlement at 1990.5  m above sea level. M. , whose valley station ( 1138.8  m above sea level ) is not far above the St. Niklaus train station ( 1126.7  m above sea level ) on the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway line of the Matterhorn-Gotthard railway . At Wintergadmen or Gafinu at 1795  m above sea level. M. can also be boarded or alighted at the so-called middle station. The passenger cable car was inaugurated on September 11, 1983 and is in operation all year round. The two connected cabins of the two-lane aerial tramway with suspension and pulling ropes operated by the “Junge Seilbahngenossenschaft” can each carry four people.

Mountain restaurant

The «Genossenschaft Bergrestaurant Jungeralp», which was founded on March 12, 2015 and has over 200 members, is building a mountain restaurant two minutes' walk from the Jungerbahn mountain station.

Hiking trails and alpine tours

View from Grächen to Junge. The buildings visible in the middle of the picture are some houses from Wintergadmen. Above Jungtal with Jungbach .

The rear Jungtal, in the background from the left Rothorn ( 3278  m ), Jungpass ( 2990  m ), Furggwanghorn ( 3162  m ) and Wyssegga ( 3168  m ).

The rear Jungtal with (from left) Wyssegga ( 3168  m ), Wyssegglicke ( 2992  m ) and Steitalhorn ( 3164  m ).

• Walks to the individual settlements Wintergadmen ( 1809  m ), Unnerbächji ( 1870  m above sea level ), Gafinu ( 1795  m above sea level ), Dili ( 1853  m above sea level ), Lerchji ( 1798  m above sea level ) , Biel ( 1895  m above sea level ) and Egga ( 1934  m above sea level ), cf. above the two chapters " Geography " and " " Open-air museums "Junge, Egga, Biel, Lerchji and Wintergadmen ".
• High trail Moosalp – Jungs with difficulty T2 , which leads from Junge out of the valley to Moosalp ( 2048  m ), which is above Törbel ( 1502  m above sea level ) and Zeneggen ( 1370  m above sea level ).
• Jungtalweg - Alpine flower path from Junge to Jungtal with difficulty T2.
• «Wasserleita» Obra

description	Connection height	Final height	length	Difficulty of the hike	additional
The «Wasserleita» Obra extends from the Jungtal out of the valley in a north-east direction to Junge and feeds the small lake at the Seewjinen rest area at 1998  m above sea level. M. The waters of the «Wasserleita» Obra are also used for agriculture.	2358  m , left side of the Jungbach	1960  m	1.8 km	The hiking trail along the «Wasserleita» is partly marked and has a level of difficulty T2.

• Weisshornweg with difficulty T4 , which stretches from Junge into the valley over the Jungtal ( 2387  m ) and the Wasulicke ( 3114  m ) to the Topalihütte and then over the Guggiberg ( 2222  m ) to Randa .
• In addition, Jungs is an ideal starting point for the ascent of the Augstbord Pass ( 2893  m above sea level ), which runs between the Steitalhorn ( 3164  m ) and Schwarzhorn ( 3201  m ), into the Turtmann valley to the Turtmannhütte ( 2519  m above sea level ) with the Difficulty T3 , from there further over the Schöllijoch ( 3343  m ) to the Topalihütte ( 2674  m above sea level ) with the difficulty T4 and then over the Weisshornweg created in 2003 with the difficulty T4 back to Junge.
• Walker's Haute Route , which runs from Jungs to the Augstbord Pass ( 2893  m ) into the Turtmann Valley with difficulty T3 , then over the Meid Pass to Zinal ( 1670  m ) with difficulty T2 , on via Verbier ( 1490  m ) to Chamonix ( 1035  m ).
• From Junge are mountains like the Sparrenhorn ( 2988  m ), Festihorn ( 3092  m ), Wasuhorn ( 3343  m ), Rothorn ( 3278  m ), Steitalhorn ( 3164  m ), Schwarzhorn ( 3201  m ), Dreizehntenhorn ( 3052  m ) and Augstbordhorn ( 2971  m ) can be reached.

See also

• Parish Church of St. Niklaus VS
• Mountain Guide Museum
• Gasenried
• Herbriggen

literature

• Christian Imboden: Mountains: job, calling, fate. The St. Niklaus mountain guides as pioneers of international alpinism . Rotten Verlag , Visp 2013, ISBN 3-907624-48-3 .

Web links

Commons : Boys  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Webcam boys
• Website St. Niklaus Dorf - Junge cable car
• History of the St. Niklaus Dorf - Jungs cable car
• 4-PB St. Niklaus - Jungs Data sheet on the passenger cable car between St. Niklaus Dorf and Alp Jungs

Individual evidence

1. ^ Archives of the cathedral chapter of Sion (A. Valeria M 34)
2. ↑ Specifications of the Valais Raclette, Swiss Confederation, Federal Department of Economics, Education and Research. Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG, Quality and Sales Promotion Department, August 24, 2015.
3. ↑ Jungeralp-Liädji Karl Burgener
4. ^ Karl Burgener, Parish and Church of St. Niklaus, 1976, page 143