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2 Jaggi Drugstore 10 Kleines Landhaus 18 Amiet-Haus 26 Alpenrösli Three stories high and three rooms wide, this residential and commercial building was Three-story linear building with four bays and pilasters. Inscription above the rounded arch Built around 1555, it is the oldest, mostly original wooden residential building of Saanen. In 1842 Anton Hauswirth built this three-story residential wooden building with brick built in 1693 by master blacksmiths Hans and Melchior Strehl. It features numerous entrance with limestone border: “Kleines Landhaus, built in 1581, seat of the provincial Built with a simple, clear and functional design, this late gothic building features a low wall ground floor and its gable facing the Dorfstrasse. The building features generously carvings and paintings and a multi-line inscription with information about the builders governor of Saanen until 1665”. Previous buildings to the “Kleines Landhaus” and the ad- foundation with wooden post and beam construction on the ground floor, and log construc- curved block consoles, horizontal decorative bands with flat carvings, and windowsill and the master carpenter. The ground floor served as a blacksmith and armourer shop, joining buildings to the east were powerful and representative stone buildings of medieval tion on the upper floor. In 1984 it underwent a thorough renovation. Interior design and trims that run along the entire facade. Below the roof overhang, there are very finely general store, hat shop and carriage maker. In 1932 a drug store was installed. The origin, possibly former residences of the Count of Greyerz or the Monastery of Rougemont. carvings from the 17th and 18th century suggest former use as a mule-freight haulers’ hostel. crafted decorative consoles. Around 1866, Christian Oesch started a bookbinding and magic number square on the bottom of the canopy, which was painted there to protect The building was purchased in 1665 by Saanen and an inn was established that was oper- By 1787 it was owned by Saanen and used as a hospital for the poor, ill and frail. In 1813 stationary business and ran the post office as well as the first telegraph office of the the house from such dangers as fire and water, is unique in Saanenland. ated until the early 20th century. Privately owned since 1905. the building was sold to a private person and was already referred to as “the old hospital”. municipality. Since 1892 there has been a restaurant on the west side, later expanded to take up the entire ground floor. 3 “Ds Gross Hus”, National Councilor Johannes Bach 11 Grosses Landhaus 19 Water supply 27 Four-story wooden structure with rounded gable and brick ground floor from 1845. Hotel and restaurant in the traditional style dating from 1908. The previous building – the The village of Saanen has had a communal water supply since the middle ages. Since 1470 Dairy First multi-family house in Saanenland with at least four apartment units, including 20 old Landhaus or town hall dating back to 1577 – was already used as town hall, court, a court order has bound the villagers to protect the village and its fountains against floods As early as 1312, the Vanel tax register referred to cheese production and tax payments heated rooms. Co-constructor and the sole owner since 1846 was the notary Johannes guesthouse and inn. The prison of Saanen was located in narrow and gloomy cells in the of the Saane. In 1693 the fountain cooperative “untenfür dem Dorf” was founded. After the in Saanenland. In 1548, Johannes Stumpf praised Saanen cheese as the best that Bach (1808–1866), who served in several government districts as governor. He was basement until 1597. In the large public hall on the first floor remarkable large-scale mural catastrophic fire in Gstaad in the summer of 1898, the town built the first public fire pro- could be found in Helvetia. The cheese factory in Saanen was founded in 1828. In 1832 a longstanding member of the legislative council and from 1852 to 1857 he was a paintings can be found. Today it is used for municipal assemblies and numerous events, tection facility with fire hydrants and a water supply, which was put into operation in 1902. a milk adulterator had to be excluded from milk deliveries because he had watered member of the national council as the representative of the “Radikalen” (Freisinnigen) and is an important public and cultural centre of the municipality of Saanen and the region. By 2014 approximately 3 million cubic metres of water per year were being consumed via down his milk. The newly founded “Milchverwertungsgenossenschaft” (milk transfor- in the constituency Emmental. He managed a large farm on the Giebel above Saanen a main pipe network of 128 km. mation cooperative) took over the cheese factory in 1931 and built a new building with and was also active in the timber trade. The first secondary school was located in the modern milk-processing facilities, shop and apartments in 1947. “Grossen Haus” from 1867 to 1872. 12 Residential and commercial building, 20 Dr Johannes von Grünigen Vicarage 28 Saanen Museum and Heimatwerk 4 Residential and commercial building built in 1636, built out of wood with a masonry ground Three-story residential building made out of stone and timber from 1736 with 6 on 7 bays “Alte Post”, post, telegraph and telephone offi This important asymmetric three-story wooden building with brick ground floor and level, gable facing the Dorfstrasse. Prominent location to the west of the “Grosses Land- and hipped roof by the Bernese architect Wild. The medieval core of the vicarage building Built in 1850 by coppersmith Christian Mühlener, his children, and carpenter Abra- th saddle roof, features a gable facing the Dorfstrasse. Its oldest-known construction pe- haus”. Simply decorated building with little ornamentation, unusual for its time. Double-sid- dates back to the 14 century. It acted as a “Sust”, a place to rest, store, trade, and change ham Sumi. From approximately 1883–1907 it served as the post and telegraph office. riod is late-medieval. In 1575 the building suffered considerable damage in the village ed front stairs with entrances to the later-enclosed side arcades. The doctor, farmer and in- horses. In 1452 the vicar had to store weapons in the vicarage for his protection and to 1675: Fischersche Post as private Bernese enterprise. 1764: first mention of a Saanen fire. It underwent major renovation in 1615 and in 1753 was extended on the east side itiator of the cheese cooperative of Saanen, Johannes von Grünigen (1779–1862), lived in defend the country. Agricultural properties and the former oven and laundry house (Dorf- postilion or post runner. 1832: foundation of the Bernese cantonal post. 1840: first to give the building its current appearance. The glass floor room shows the exposed the eastern part of the house. He set up a pharmacy and looked after patients in one room. strasse 102a) were also part of the vicarage. The wife of vicar Albert von Rütte, Cécile von post vehicular traffic on the new road between Saanen and Zweisimmen. 1843: postal Rütte-Bitzius, lived here from 1855–1862. late medieval paving and fire debris. The Saanen Museum exhibits objects from local service between Saanen and Bulle. 1849: foundation of the Swiss federal post. 1868: agriculture, commerce, history, art and tourism. implementation of the first telegraph. 1902: implementation of the first telephone. 13 “Marktmattenhaus” 21 Mauritius Church Built by Peter Krapfen in an impressive gothic style shortly after 1581 on the site of the The Mauritius Church with its Romanesque tower and its octagonal spire is the most visible Comprehensive information can be found in the book 5 “Ds Rot Hus”, old tannery on Hindergässli burned-down former bailiff building. In the past a double-sided staircase lead past the cellar to the house entrance on the first floor. Facade decoration: carved mouldings, wooden landmark of Saanen. It is located on a rocky brow of the Mauritius Hill to the northwest “Saanen – a historical village guide”, ISBN 978-3-907041-62-8 Residential and commercial building with gable facing onto Hindergässli, built in 1581. panels and window sills. It was called “Marktmattenhaus” because of its location and its of the village. It was first officially mentioned in 1228. Today’s church dates back to an 1689 rebuilding. In 1775 there was a larger renovation by captain and tanner Isaak th use for the big market from the 17th to the 19th century. In the 19th century it was partly used enlargement of 1444–1447. The choir and nave exhibit notable murals from the late 15 Russi. He processed large animal skins to leather for soles, shoes, saddles and har- th as a school where the father of national councilor Johannes Bach (see No. 3) worked as a and early 16 centuries that depict the martyrdom of the church patron Mauritius. The re- nesses in his tannery on Hindergässli. Due to the awful stench of tanneries, tanners schoolmaster in the early part of the century. Since the 20th century it has been a residen- naissance pulpit features inlays from 1628, and there is a gothic baptism font dating from were also called “Stänkerer” (stinkers). From 1890 to 1904 the ground floor housed th tial, commercial and office building. the second half of the 15 century. The church’s organ case dates from around 1740–46 a wheelwright and the first floor the Café Wirtschaft Reinhardt. In 1904 a bakery was and contains an organ installed in 1984. The St. Anna chapel next to the church dates established with a shop. Today it is a residential and commercial building.

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