Ins, Albert Anker, Monuments and Climate Change

11 May 2025

Ins (Anet in French, canton of Bern, Three-Lakes-Region/Seeland) is the village of the (birth) house, studio, and museum of the painter Albert-Anker (1831-1910). The medieval village was an important regional centre with more inhabitants than the town of Erlach (Cerlier in French).

Erlach was the seat of the governors (Landvogt) of Bern after the conquest by Bern in 1474.  Ins became the seat of the Court of Justice (Landgericht).

 

The castle (Schlössli) Ins, the Rosenhof-Park, and the size of the square also refer to the importance of the village. The medieval church has been evangelical since 1525. The baptismal font is seven centuries old. The church was first mentioned in a document in 1228.

Impressions of the village

 

The Allalin-Stone from the Allalinhorn, left behind in Seeland by the melting Wallis-Glacier around 17.500 years ago 

The Schlüchter-Stone, left behind in Seeland by the melting Wallis-Glacier around 20.000 years ago