Gantrisch Regional Nature Park is one of 17 parks of national importance in Switzerland. Of its 19 park communities, 18 are in the canton of Bern and one in the canton of Fribourg. The Gantrisch Nature Park covers an area of 414 km² at an altitude between 510 m (Bern-Belp Airport) and 2239 m (Schafberg) and includes the Schwarzsee tourist region.
Geography The Gantrisch Nature Park lies between the three Swiss cities: Bern, Thun and Fribourg and is traversed by the Gürbe, Schwarzwasser and Sense. The park area includes the Längenberg, a lateral moraine of the Aare Glacier, and the Belpberg, which also consists partly of moraine material from the Aare Glacier. In the south, the Gantrisch Nature Park is bordered by the Gantrisch chain, which gives the nature park its name and contains the headwaters of the Gürbe. In the southwest of the nature park is the Schwarzsee and the primeval landscape of Brecca.
19 communities make up the Gantrisch Nature Park (as of 2021): Belp, Burgistein, Forst-Längenbühl, Gerzensee, Guggisberg, Gurzelen, Kaufdorf, Kirchdorf, Niedermuhlern, Oberbalm, Plaffeien, Riggisberg, Rüeggisberg, Rüschegg, Schwarzenburg, Thurnen, Toffen, Wald, Wattenwil.
Landscapes of national importance In accordance with Article 5 of the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage, Switzerland keeps a Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments. Two of these areas are in the Gantrisch Nature Park:
No. 1320, designation: Schwarzenburgerland mit Sense- und Schwarzwasser-Schluchten No. 1514, designation: Breccaschlund
Sights
Viewpoints
Guggershörnli Monument in honor of Rudolf von Tavel
Museums
Abegg-Stiftung Vreneli-Museum
Historic buildings and facilities
Schwarzenburg Castle Grasburg Castle Rüeggisberg Priory Gerzensee Castle Gerzensee Old Castle Gerzensee New Castle
Bodies of water
Gerzensee Dittligsee Schwarzsee
Mountain peaks
Gantrisch Kaiseregg
References
External links "Gantrisch becomes first International Dark Sky Park in Switzerland" by DarkSky International (March 11, 2024)