Mörlialp

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The Mörlialp in the municipality of Giswil in the canton of Obwalden is a ski area as well as a summer and winter holiday resort.

situation

The Mörlialp lies at the foot of the Giswilerstock at 1353  m above sea level. M. , the ski lifts lead up to 1840  m above sea level. M. is on the Alp of the small nature reserve Merlisee (also Mörlisee).

The ski area offers a chair lift , four ski lifts , 14 km of prepared slopes, a toboggan run, winter hiking trails and a children's area. The area is considered family-friendly, also because it can be reached directly by car and you don't have to use a gondola first. Hotels and holiday apartments as well as two ski camps (youth center and ski center) are available for overnight stays.

In summer, the Mörlialp is among other things the starting point for the Bärgmandlipfad circular hike . The 14 km long hiking trail leads around the Giswilerstock on ancient paths.

Transport links

The Mörlialp is located on the panorama road that begins in the Giswil district of Rudenz and leads with a gradient of up to 12% over the 1611 m high Glaubbielenpass via Sörenberg into Entlebuch to Schüpfheim . In winter the panorama road from the Mörlialp is closed. From the Giswil train station of the Zentralbahn , a post bus travels via Kleinteil via the Panoramastrasse to Schüpfheim; in winter it is the Mörlialp terminus.

Trivia

In the ski resort Mörlialp and the frozen Merlisee the recordings were made for Berezina battle for the film Fremds Land of Luke Gasser .

Mörlialp has acquired a special significance in British case law under the name Jarvis v Swans Tours Ltd. The English tourist James Walter John Jarvis was disappointed with his ski vacation in 1969 on the Mörlialp, as the information given by the tour operator Swans Tours Ltd was not met on site. He therefore sued, was awarded the right and compensation that went beyond the travel expenses. The judgment is considered to be a precedent in the British judiciary, as this was the first time that the plaintiff was awarded satisfaction through the pure compensation for damages .

The name Mörlialp probably goes back to Middle High German môr (for moor ). Field names and place names that begin with Möri- , Mor- and similar were originally a piece of boggy land gained through clear cutting.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Walter John Jarvis v Swans Tours Limited (English) , England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions, accessed December 11, 2018
  2. ↑ Article Jarvis v Swans Tours Ltd in the English language Wikipedia
  3. ↑ When English judges dealt with the Mörlialp in Giswil. In: Obwaldner Zeitung, December 11, 2018
  4. ↑ Alfred Helfenstein: The Namengut Pilate territory. Keller, Luzern 1982, ISBN 3-85766-004-X , p. 48 ( Märenschlag ).

Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′ 31 "  N , 8 ° 6 ′ 31.9"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred and fifty-one thousand one hundred forty  /  186231