Faulensee: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Faulensee
Faulensee is a village on Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. The village belongs to the political municipality of Spiez in the canton of Bern.
Schifflände Faulensee am Thunersee (Kanton Bern, 2017)
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Finding and booking a hotel for your stay in Faulensee can be part of your travel planning.
Surroundings
Standflue and Morgenberghorn are located in the surroundings of Faulensee. Gross-Schiffli and Hore am Rüederigs are also located in the surrounding area.
The Wildpark Brienz wildlife park is located in the wider regional surroundings of Faulensee.
History and Culture
Faulensee is thought to have been first mentioned around 660. Since the late 14th century, Faulensee – like the wider Thun region – has belonged to Bern.
The history of the village also dates back to around 660. Its medieval history encompasses successive feudal affiliations as well as its connection with the Thun region.
The Faulensee site includes archaeological remains associated with a medieval Columban chapel and a medieval castle. The medieval chapel was first mentioned in 1330; pottery from the castle has been dated to the 11th to 13th centuries.
The local ecclesiastical and archaeological heritage is associated with a medieval Columban chapel, the foundation of a medieval castle, and a burial site.
To the general travel overview: Niedersimmental.
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