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Switzerland - Werdenberg

Switzerland - Werdenberg
Werdenberg - located in the canton of St. Gallen in northeastern Switzerland - was first mentioned in a document dated 1289. Originally it was a fortified town and one of only a few to be granted market rights. It is the only wooden medieval settlement in Switzerland to have retained its town-like character.

Werdenberg has around forty houses which have remained unharmed by major fires. The medieval timber-frame settlement exhibits an extraordinary variety of building designs. Vertical timbered and half-timbered buildings, along with squared log cabins can be found there. Walking in the ‘city’ it looks more like an open air museum, although it is still inhabited and most of the houses are privately owned. With less than hundred inhabitants it is most probably the smallest city in Switzerland.

The town is dominated by Castle Werdenberg on a top of a hill (PiP1), which has a museum. A second regional museum is housed in the so called Schlangenhaus (Snake House) in the settlement itself (PiP2).

Günter Klaus, Maria Lovasz, Thomas Heizmann, Holger Hagen and 71 other people have particularly liked this photo


70 comments - The latest ones
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Makes me dream of summer
HFF

Happy weekend
4 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv…
Great series on PiPs!
HFF, Jaap!
4 years ago.
 Der Cuxhavener
Der Cuxhavener
Sehr schon. Auch dir ein HFF Jaap
4 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
oh de bien jolis jardins !! HFF Jaap
4 years ago.
 Daniela
Daniela club
La photo est excellenter, Jaap ******
4 years ago.
 Beatrice Degan(MARS)
Beatrice Degan(MARS) club
Impressive perspective of this Swiss street so finely captured and detailed in lovely colors.
I liked the PipS too !!
I wish you a very nice weekend Jaap!
4 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Beautiful set of Images Jaap.
HFF have a great weekend
TOZ
4 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
An alignment of magnificent typical facades!!!!*****
4 years ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Beautiful images !
Have a nice weekend
4 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
Wonderful buildings good to see in their original condition, I hope you have a HFF and a nice weekend Jaap
4 years ago.
 polytropos
polytropos club
Well seen and captured!
HFF!
4 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Superb fence and pips Jaap!!
HFF and good weekend.
4 years ago.
 Frode
Frode club
HFF and a nice weekend.
4 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
The facade designs, especially on the 2nd PiP are truly extraordinary. HFF Jaap.
4 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
HFF, Jaap ! Have a very nice weekend !
4 years ago.
 Anji.
Anji. club
Superbe série !
HFF, Jaap, et bonne fin de semaine !
4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A great series, Jaap. HFF and have a great weekend.
4 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Excellent series of wonderful properties Jaap
HFF and a nice weekend
4 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
The fantasy world made real by your lovely photos, Jaap!
I like very much the details and also the village( PIP 1)
Thanks for the note!

Have a nice Friday and Weekend, Jaap!
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe et bien rendue ******
HFF et bon Week-end.
4 years ago.
 John Cass
John Cass
Excellent shot, wonderful PiP's - HFF Jaap, have a nice weekend.
4 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Beautiful buildings and gardens.
4 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Have a wonderful weekend, Jaap.
4 years ago.
 FarbFormFreude
FarbFormFreude club
HFF Jaap
4 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
A beautiful series! HFF and have a nice weekend, Jaap!
4 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
What a beautiful little town...............and very well looked after by the look of it. The timbered houses look magnificent and some are very nicely embellished on the outside.

A charming series Jaap............all captured superbly in wonderful colour and detail. Thank you for sharing!
4 years ago.
 Pics-UM
Pics-UM club
Schöne Bilderserie. Ich wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende. Gruß Uwe
4 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Typical architecture and a great serie of pictures. HFF, wish you a fine weekend, Jaap !
4 years ago.
 salfredo
salfredo club
Sehr gut! Schönes Wochenende und Gruss.
4 years ago.
 Erhard Bernstein
Erhard Bernstein club
HFF Jaap!
4 years ago.
 Susanne Hoy
Susanne Hoy
HFF, Jaap! That's a great series! I like the beautiful houses!
4 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
A great record of the buildings of this town. I must admit that my favourite is the bridges street scene. Well done Jaap.

HFF, have a great weekend.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Schönes Ensemble. HFF!
4 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
beautiful houses, great series !
HFF & HWE !
4 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Thanks for your visit.
4 years ago.
 Erika Akire
Erika Akire
...HFF Jaap...
4 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
HFF. Magnifique photo avec notes. Nicole. Bon weekend.
4 years ago.
 Pilago
Pilago club
Jaap, HFF! I wish you a good Friday and a very nice weekend!
4 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Jaap

A very nice photo, which I really like.

Superb colours

Great composition

Best Wishes, HFF, and a good weekend
Peter
4 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Tolle Serie von diesem schönen Ort!
HFF, Jaap, und ein schönes Wochenende!
4 years ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Very good Jaap'... fine photo's and inserts.... and info' too...
Have a good weekend.. keep well.. and HFF... from.. > Dj.
4 years ago.
 Nathalie
Nathalie club
Bon week end Jaap!
4 years ago.
 Hélène Lombard
Hélène Lombard
La belle Suisse dans toute sa splendeur !!! Bon WE.
4 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Well photographed and documented Jaap, it must be a delight to live here.
4 years ago.
 Ànn-Piaframie
Ànn-Piaframie
Bon week-end Jaap
Merci pour cette jolie promenade en Suisse traditionnelle.
4 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Charming façades and timber architecture! HFF, Jaap!
4 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
What a beautiful place Jaap. The buildings are a delight with their wonderful designs. It is impressive that they have never suffered any damage from fire. I hope they never do. Why do they call the museum the 'Snake House?' I am intrigued. HFF and have a great weekend
4 years ago.
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to Ecobird club
Have a look at this image and you will understand why it is called 'Snake House':
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Werdenberg_Schlangenhaus.jpg
4 years ago.
 Simone Maurel
Simone Maurel club
joli photo et interessante explication;bon WE
4 years ago.
 Marta Wojtkowska
Marta Wojtkowska club
What a lovely place!
Enjoy your weekend, Jaap!
4 years ago.
 Guy Bacca (guybac)
Guy Bacca (guybac) club
Bon regard et belle série de photos pour ces belles maisons historiques bien mises en valeur par les jardins fleuris du premier plan
4 years ago.
 Cämmerer zu Nau
Cämmerer zu Nau club
Hüsche Ansicht. Hier lässt es sich bestimmt gut wohnen.
4 years ago.
 Falk Preusche
Falk Preusche club
Beautiful facades behind the fence.
4 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Have a very good weekend.
4 years ago.
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
Great perspective, lovely fence. HFF and an excellent weekend to you. Cheers, Joe
4 years ago.
 Lucette
Lucette
c'est de toute beauté ; merci pour la visite !
4 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
It is amazing that these buildings have survived so long.
4 years ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
Hope your weekend is going well Jaap.
4 years ago.
 Simon Downham
Simon Downham
The flowerbed borders really compliment these vintage dwellings. A very attractive composition and thank you for the documentary, Jaap.
4 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
magnifique la série !*****************bon dimanche Jaap !
4 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
J'aime tous les éléments qui composent cette magnifique photos incluant la clôture et le jardin.
4 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Congratulations on Explore, Jaap.
4 years ago.
 Ruesterstaude
Ruesterstaude club
So ordentlich, wie man das auch von der Schweiz erwartet! (Von euch Niederländern allerdings auch). Schöne Serie, Jaap!
4 years ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
Wonderful colorful scene and very nice place. All the best, Anton.
4 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
Attractive buildings and excellent framing.

A very belated HFF from me.
4 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
Wow, wow, wow! What a lovely presentation, Jaap! Beautiful houses, wonderful architecture, and a grand narrative to go with all of the super pictures. The paint jobs are really nice and tie all of the houses together, the painting on the 2nd inset is particularly fetching. Thanks for the write-up about this special town...definitely on my bucket list now! I remember Switzerland as being gorgeous, mountainous, covered with squiggly roads and overwhelmingly breathtaking. I think this stunning place fits in that category quite nicely! :)
4 years ago.
polytropos club has replied to Janet Brien club
Thanks Janet! Yes, Switzerland is exactly as you described! ;-))
4 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Impressive set, one authentic and rare collection of great pictures of this place.
Thank you for the note, of course.
4 years ago.
 Cathy Cotte
Cathy Cotte
Schőn.
4 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das sind wieder wunderschöne Aufnahmen von diesen schönen Gebäude lieber Jaap,mir gefällt auch immer sehr gut deine Detailaufnahmen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 years ago.

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