Flüeli-Ranft
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 Obwalden (OW)
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| District : | No district division | |
| Residential municipality : | Sachseln | |
| Postal code : | 6073 | |
| Coordinates : | 663 362 / 191 526 | |
| Height : | 728 m above sea level M. | |
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Flüeli-Ranft is a Swiss village in the municipality of Sachseln in the canton of Obwalden . The place was the home and workplace of the Swiss national saint Niklaus von Flüe , who is known as Brother Klaus , and is therefore a place of pilgrimage .
geography
Flüeli-Ranft is on a hill at 728 m above sea level. M. at the entrance of the Melchtal . The striking Melchtal mountains are visible in the background: the Widderfeld Stock , the Nünalphorn and the 2,676 m above sea level. M. high Huetstock . The location on an intermediate plateau shielded from the valley by a rocky ridge gives the village a special character. This rock (Alemannic: Flue or Flüe ) together with the Ranft (a gorge on the outskirts) gave the place its name. The village chapel of St. Karl Borromeo sits enthroned on the rock, visible from afar .
Attractions
In the village you can visit the house where the hermit and national saint Niklaus von Flüe (1417–1487), known as Brother Klaus , was born and lived. In addition to the two pilgrims' chapels, the Upper and Lower Ranft Chapel , the cell of the hermit, where he retired to in 1467, has been preserved in the Ranft Gorge .
The village of Flüeli-Ranft is classified in the inventory of protected sites in Switzerland (ISOS) as a protected site in Switzerland of national importance.
In addition to the lively pilgrimage in summer, Flüeli-Ranft is a popular starting point for hikes and mountain bike tours. One goal is the Älggi-Alp with the center (area) of Switzerland.
Regular events
- Buebeschwinget ( Jungschwingertag ), in early summer
- National celebration of the Friends of Flüeli-Ranft village association on August 1st
- St. Niklaus Einzug and Waldsamiglois of the St. Niklaus Society Flüeli-Ranft, end of November
- Ranfttreffen, adventure night for young people, organized by Jungwacht Blauring , in mid-December
- Until 2017, the Abbiglä Party took place at the beginning of May , the season-end party of the Flüeli-Ranft ski club
Economy and Infrastructure
Flüeli-Ranft is characterized by agriculture and the pilgrimage business. In addition to the Art Nouveau Hotel Paxmontana , the place offers three other hotels, youth accommodation and the Bildungshaus Zentrum Ranft (formerly Hotels Stolzenfels , Friedensdorf der Dorothea Sisters and Via Cordis ) as well as numerous holiday apartments and private rooms. In addition to the hotel restaurants, there is another restaurant as well as a bistro and a kiosk. A village shop existed until February 2014.
On the outskirts are the former building of the school and therapy home of the Juvenat der Franziskaner Foundation , which moved its headquarters to Melchtal in August 2017 .
Transport links
The post bus line 351 connects Flüeli-Ranft with Sachseln train station and on to Sarnen train station. In addition, the Postbus 343 runs from Sarnen via Kerns to Flüeli-Ranft in the evening . The Way of St. James from Stans runs through Flüeli-Ranft, Giswil and Lungern over the Brünig Pass and on to Interlaken .
photos
The Art Nouveau Hotel Paxmontana
Flüeli-Ranft viewed from the south, with the Pilatus massif in the background
Upper Ranft chapel, on the left Brother Klaus' hermitage
Flüeli-Ranft seen from the east (St. Niklausen)
Sculpture Niklaus von der Flue
Lower Ranft Chapel
Wheel picture "Face of God" in the back wall of the Lower Ranft Chapel
Ulrichskapelle, also Möslikapelle, on the right side of the Ranft gorge
Web links
- Village association Friends Flüeli-Ranft with information about the place
- Pilgrimage Secretariat Sachseln / Flüeli-Ranft with information on the pilgrimage site, chapels, Brother Klaus etc.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of sites of national importance , directory on the website of the Federal Office of Culture (BAK), accessed on September 5, 2019
- ↑ The sites of national importance, site photos of the canton of Obwalden, Flüeli-Ranft (PDF; 796 kB) ISOS photo of Flüeli-Ranft, 2nd version, August 1988
- ^ Annual program on the website of the Friends of Flüeli-Ranft
- ↑ Ranfttreffen - The adventure night in Advent Website of the federal management Jungwacht Blauring
- ↑ Dates 2016/17 on the website of the Flüeli-Ranft ski club ( memento from April 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ The zentrumRANFT - Dorotheahaus on the website of Zentrum Ranft
- ↑ History on the website of the Franciscan Juvenate Foundation, accessed on September 5, 2019
- ↑ Route network for the Obwalden region (PDF), accessed on September 5, 2019
- ↑ Section Einsiedeln-Flüeli-Ranft-Brünigpass , information page on Jakobsweg.ch, accessed on January 18, 2015