Facts About Wengen:
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Wengen was first mentioned in official documents 751 years ago in 1268.
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Wengen hosts the classic Lauberhorn ski races of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in January.
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Wengen is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of central Switzerland.
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Wengen has three churches; Protestant English and Swiss and Roman Catholic.
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A special cultural feature of Wengen is the so-called “Pfeifende Lurch”, It is a legendary creature from myths and tales that only exists in Wengen.
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The permanent population of Wengen is approximately 1,300.
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From August 1944 to the end of World War II, Wengen served as a sort of open-air internment camp for allied prisoners.
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Together with villages of Mürren, Isenfluh, Gimmelwald, Stechelberg and Lauterbrunnen, Wengen forms the political commune of Lauterbrunnen.
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Wengen’s Curling Club was established in 1911.
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Wengen is sitting on a plateau in the Jungfrau region. The village offers panoramic views of the Lauterbrunnen valley, and mountains like the Jungfrau, Breithorn and Schilthorn.
