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| | _ Thun Switzerland guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | This is a shame, since with its picturesque castle and quaint medieval centre, it’s well worth a visit; views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and, closer at hand, the giant pyramidal Niesen (2362m) and flat-topped Stockhorn (2190m) are a gentle prelude to the Alpine vistas further south. |
 | | After World War II, the authorities decided that in the event of a future invasion, the whole of Switzerland south to Thun was to be abandoned, and the entire population was to assemble here for dispersal into mountain retreats. |
 | | Across the river from the station, Thun’s low-lying Old Town – disastrously flooded in May 1999 – is renowned for the arcading both of the main street, split-level Obere Hauptgasse, and the tranquil, cobbled Rathausplatz at its northwestern end. |
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