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    Unspunnenfest is a festival held in the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, near the old ruin of Unspunnen Castle, in the Bernese Alps, approximately once...
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    have taken place in Basel in the 13th century. It is central to the Unspunnenfest, first held in 1805, with its symbol the 83.5 stone named Unspunnenstein...
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    ages. The practice of heavy stone throwing also continues as part of Unspunnenfest, which is a traditional Swiss festival which dates from the 13th Century...
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    The modern history of organized Schwingen tournaments begins with the Unspunnenfest of 1805. As with other types of folk wrestling, the roots of Schwingen...
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    Schützenfeste of the Old Swiss Confederacy. It is also central to the Unspunnenfest, a festival inaugurated in 1805 in Interlaken near the old ruins of...
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    Niklaus König and other Swiss landscape artists. The success of the Unspunnenfest, a festival of Swiss culture, in 1805 and 1808 brought many tourists...
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    The throw of this 76kg stone represents the continuity of a ballistic training tradition which dates from Ancient Greece. Unspunnenfest, 1981....
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  • the ruins of Unspunnen Castle the Unspunnenfest held there since 1805 the Unspunnen Stone, symbol of the Unspunnenfest This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    taken place in Basel in the 13th century. It is also central to the Unspunnenfest, first held in 1805, with its symbol the 83.5 kg stone named Unspunnenstein...
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    Unspunnenfest in 1808...
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    originally milk canisters prior to stones. In Switzerland, affiliated to the Unspunnenfest, a festival held once every twelve years, a historic stone weighing...
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  • the 19th century. The Kuhreihen were romanticized in the wake of the Unspunnenfest of 1805 in a collection edited by G. J Kühn and J. R. Wyss. The fourth...
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    Silvesterklausen, a New Year's Eve tradition in Appenzell-Ausserrhoden. Unspunnenfest Bäregräubschi and Chöderchessi are traditional wedding presents in the...
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    of Interlaken. A milestone in the history of the place was the first Unspunnenfest in 1805. The Rugenbräu brewery opened in the village in 1866. As tourism...
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    municipality of Unterseen, where it remained until 1798. Since 1805, the Unspunnenfest, a festival that highlights traditional Swiss culture, has been held...
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    Unspunnenstein, a large stone of Swiss historical significance used in the Unspunnenfest that led to the final formation of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. In addition...
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    center of resistance against the reestablished Bern feudalism. The Unspunnenfest in 1805 and 1808 was planned as a means of reconciliation between the...
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    century, overlooks the city of Interlaken. Today, Unspunnen is home to Unspunnenfest, a festival of traditional Swiss competitions held in the fields below...
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    against the French invasion of Switzerland. He was a participant in the Unspunnenfest celebrations of 1805 and 1808. T. Bhattacharya: Franz Niklaus König...
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