Lauenen - ein Blick in die Vergangenheit

With his illustrated book "Lauenen - a glimpse into the past", Victor Brand takes us on a journey through time into the past and the history of his homeland. The author from Lauenen has spent years researching historical sources such as writings, chronicles, christening, marriage and death records, collecting old photos and postcards and interviewing contemporary witnesses and descendants of families. The result: a richly illustrated book that is packed with exciting information about historic events, buildings and cattle herds. The time-honoured church and vicarage, the inns and hotels, centuries-old farmhouses and much more are waiting to be discovered. Curiosities such as the "Bahnhofbuffet" or the five-storey thermal spa centre that was almost built in the middle of the village are just as much a topic as fountains or fence constructions that have not existed for a long time. However, the illustrated book only really comes to life through the photos and life stories of the people of Lauen, who lived in the valley at the time and managed it under difficult conditions: Landlords and landladies, teachers, alpine dairymen, dairymaids, woodcutters, mountaineers and local politicians. There are also village originals such as "ds Jäger Ueli", anecdotes from everyday life, age-old legends such as that of Rothübi, as well as tragic avalanches and other misfortunes.

"Lauenen - a glimpse into the past" is an important contribution to ensuring that this mountain community is not forgotten and that the collected photographic and written material as well as the contemporary testimonies become accessible to a wider public.

Autor Victor Brand