Winderswil, Eiger Monch Jungfrau 1962 RP Europa stamp

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Wilderswil - Eiger, Monch & Jungfrau mountains - real photo type
• Publisher:  H. Steinhauer
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Switzerland 1961 Europa 30c red issue SG653
• Postmark(s):  Andermatt cds
• Sent to:  Gaybrook Road, Sidcup, Kent
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Wilderswil is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

It is situated at the southern border of the Bödeli watershed, where the Saxetenbach joins the Lütschine, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Interlaken. The village is situated at the foot of the mountains Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. The highest point in the municipality is 2,413 m (7,917 ft).

The Eiger is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, rising to an elevation of 3,970 m (13,025 ft.) It is the easternmost peak of a ridge-crest that extends to the Mönch at 4,107 m (13,474 ft.), and across the Jungfraujoch pass to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m (13,641 ft.). The peak is mentioned in records dating back to the 13th century but there is no clear indication of how exactly the peak gained its name. The three mountains of the ridge are commonly referred to as the Virgin (German: Jungfrau, lit. "Young Woman" - translates to "Virgin" or "Maiden"), the Monk (Mönch) and the Ogre (Eiger). The name has been linked to the Greek term akros, meaning "sharp" or "pointed", but more commonly to the German eigen, meaning "characteristic".

The recorded first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren and Irishman Charles Barrington who climbed the west flank on August 11, 1858.

The Jungfraubahn railway runs in a tunnel inside the Eiger, and two internal stations provide easy access to viewing-windows in the mountainside. The railway terminates in the Jungfraujoch col at the highest railway station in Europe.