Totensee (Lake of the Dead)

Duke Berthold V of Zähringen, founder of the city of Bern, attempted to conquer Upper Valais with an army of 13,000 men. In 1211, after the battle of Ulrichen, the 800 surviving soldiers were pursued by the Valaisans, captured and drowned in the lake.



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Totensee (Lake of the Dead)

The Grimsel is a Swiss high mountain pass, 2,165 m above sea level, connecting the Haslital (upper valley of the Aar river, in Bernese Highlands) to the Conches Valley, in Upper Valais. Closed from October to May, it is the only road connecting the cantons of Bern and Wallis/Valais.
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