A journey back in time.
On this special audio route, we take you on a journey to the year 1900. We tell you the story of the Rieder family from Wiler, who experienced the devastating village fire on Red Sunday firsthand. Immerse yourself in the eventful history of this mountain village and find out why Wiler is built so differently from all other villages in the Lötschental. Time travel to the year 1900 included!
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- Text: Hermann Anthamatten, Sandra Stockinger, Ignaz Bellwald
- Recording/Direction: Robin Schuster
- Speakers: Karl Lehner, Tobias Henzen, Janis Henzen, Elias Lehner, Leonhard Roth, Fernando Lehner, Erasmus Eduard Lehner, Stefanie Ritler, Gaby Lehner, Aaron Lehner, Alexandra Brigger, Hermine Lehner, Alfons Lehner, Leo Rieder, Nora Rieder, Michelle Henzen, Leandra Lehner, Robin Schuster, Sandra Stockinger
- Musical contributions: Kirchenchor Wiler
- Jingle: M-Trio
Station 2 - Racharten
Station 3 - Horloiwinustadel
Station 4 - Kirche
Station 5 - Kirche / Friedhof
Station 6 - Lengi Stapfa
Station 7 - Leischa
Station 8 - Dorfplatz
Station 9 - Hängärt
Station 10 - Stalden
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
From Gampel-Steg or Goppenstein, the PostBus takes you to Wiler. PostBus stop "Wiler, Seilbahn".
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Directions
From Gampel-Steg or Goppenstein, you drive into the Lötschental to Wiler.
Parking
You can park your car in one of the parking lots or in the parking garage (paid). Follow the signs for this.
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