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.00 1069 Engelberg - Titlis und Fürenalb
.00 1069 Engelberg - Titlis und Fürenalb. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- .00 1069 Engelberg - Titlis und Fürenalb
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BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Engelberg-Titlis
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Engelberg-Titlis.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Engelberg (lit.: mountain of angel(s)) is a village resort and a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 43.5% is unproductive land.
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1967
A route reaches Engelberg-Titlis
Further advancements were marked by the opening of the higher segment of the Titlis cable car in 1967.
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Engelberg 012
Photos from ski holidays in Engelberg willage on Titlis mountain. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Photos from ski holidays in Engelberg willage on Titlis mountain
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ORGANISED SPORT
Winter becomes organised
A continuous ski piste leads down to Unter Trüebsee and back to the cable car valley station.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Engelberg-Titlis is recorded at 46.820° N, 8.398° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 3,238 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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.00 1069 Engelberg - Titlis und Fürenalb
.00 1069 Engelberg - Titlis und Fürenalb. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- .00 1069 Engelberg - Titlis und Fürenalb
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
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- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
TODAY
Engelberg-Titlis now
A funicular railway (dating from 1913) runs up to station Gerschnialp (1,267 m (4,157 ft)) and a wide Alpine pasture called Gerschni, with easy snow areas suitable for beginners and cross country ski trails, and a toboggan run leading back down to the valley station.
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THE LEDGER
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This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
.00 1069 Engelberg - Titlis und Fürenalb
AOD.EU.ENGELBERG.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Engelberg 012
AOD.EU.ENGELBERG.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Engelberg overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.