Farmland in the Emmental on the way to Langnau, my village of family origin.
Sign coming into the village of Langnau. Houses on the outskirts of Langnau im Emmental A public building in Langnau. Houses in Langnau. Downtown in Langnau. One of two music shops in Langnau. The Langnau Hotel Hirschen, built in 1531. The crest of Langnau painted on the awning of the hotel. Another public building with chapel in background. Detail of building with the Bear of Bern as a symbol on front. PHOTO INDEX ... ANCESTRY HOMEPAGE ... WHATs NEW .. all photographs ©1998 Tony Gerber. Unauthorized duplication prohibited
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The Emmental valley is where Langnau is located. Langnau means
"Long Hills" and Emmental is "The Emme Valley". Long hills in
the Emme Valley is the meaning of my family village of origin.
It was probably my favorite place in Switzerland to visit. I even
went back a second time to see more sights. It still maintains
a very laid back attitude compared to some of the other places
I visited. Many places in Switzerland are stressful to deal with.
The feeling of returning to the place where your ancestors have
lived for centuries is something very special and hard to put
into words. I would recommend a trip like this for anyone interested
in their genealogy. Many of my family names were clustered all
around the village of Langnau in even smaller communities like
Trub and Neuenschwand. It was amazing to see these surnames still
living in the same region as they were hundreds of years ago.
The oldest building still being used was built in 1451!