The Cave Bear of Wenslingen, Grossholz near Ormalingen and the Ergolz in Oltingen

The stream Ergolz in canton Basel-Landschaft has a length of about 30 Kilometres. It originates at an altitude of 830 metres at the Geissflue on the cantonal border of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn. It then flows through, among others, the villages of Anwil, Oltingen, Rothenfluh and Ormalingen on its way to the Rhine. Anwil The Ergolz … Read more » “The Cave Bear of Wenslingen, Grossholz near Ormalingen and the Ergolz in Oltingen”

The Arve, Rhone, Mont Blanc en Geneva

At first glance, the Arve and Rhone rivers have little in common. The source of the Arve is near the village of Le Tour on the French-Swiss border at the Col de Balme, which is part of the Mont Blanc Massif. The Arve in Chamonix The river first flows west and is fed by the … Read more » “The Arve, Rhone, Mont Blanc en Geneva”

Beinwil, Passwang, Mills, Iron, Hohe Winde and Kamms

The former monastery of Beinwil and the Benedictine monastery of Mariastein (canton of Solothurn) are as inseparably linked to each other as the river Lüssel is to the Jura mountain range of Passwang with Vogelberg (1204 m) in canton Basel-Landschaft as its highest point. View from the top of the Vogelberg. The source of the … Read more » “Beinwil, Passwang, Mills, Iron, Hohe Winde and Kamms”