Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard

Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard is a memorial in Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard is situated nearby to the peak Le Buement, as well as near Grenchenberg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grenchenberg and Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen.

Grenchenberg

Peak

Photo: IqRS, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Grenchenberg is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Solothurn. The mountain is named after the town of Grenchen, located on its south side.

Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Stiftung Jura-Sternwarte. Built in 1976, it is located near Grenchen in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen is situated 640 metres southeast of Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard.

Burg Grenchen

Castle

Photo: Urs.Schmid007, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Burg Grenchen, also known as Bettleschloss, was a hill castle located above the present-day municipalities of Grenchen and Bettlach in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It is one of the early clearing castles in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland. Burg Grenchen is situated 2 km southeast of Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Court and Grenchen.

Court

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Court is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura. Court is situated 3½ km northwest of Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard.

Grenchen

Town

Photo: Ch-info.ch, CC BY 3.0.

Grenchen is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between Solothurn and Biel/Bienne, approximately 25 km north of Bern. Grenchen is situated 4 km south of Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard.

Bettlach

Village

Photo: Sänsu, CC BY 3.0.

Bettlach is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Bettlach is situated 4½ km southeast of Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard.

Gedenkstein Bundesrat Willi Ritschard

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Hier verstarb am 16. Oktober 1983 inmitten seiner geliebten Juraberge Bundesrat Willi Rischard 1918-1983”
Category: historic site
Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.2266° or 47° 13′ 36″ north

Longitude

7.3774° or 7° 22′ 39″ east

Open location code

8FV969GG+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14246346762

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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