Easy hikes and walks around Engstlensee

Well-located gondola, bicycles can also be taken along

On the Mühlematt - Horbis walking path

Great chapel with impressive interior.

This is a cool hike.

From here you will be transported to Titlis/Trübsee/Oberjochpass/Stand https://www.titlis.ch/de

The lake is located right at the entrance to the village, near the valley station of the Titlis cable car. The small lake is located at an altitude of 1,016 meters above sea level. The Eugenisee is approximately 300 meters long and 200 meters wide and is artificially regulated to generate electricity. The Engelberger Aa is both an inflow and outflow of the Eugenisee. There are seating areas around the Engelberger Lake that invite you to linger.

Engelberg Monastery (Benedictine Abbey) The Benedictine Abbey of Engelberg is located in a mountain valley at the foot of Mount Titlis. The monastery was founded by the Zurich nobleman Konrad von Sellenbüren and founded in 1120 by monks from Muri under Abbot Adelhelm. In the middle of the 12th century, monks from the reformed monastery of St. Blasien (Black Forest) renewed monastic life. Abbot Frowin (1147-78) founded a writing school, which flourished under him and his successors Berchtold (1178-97) and Heinrich (1197-1223). Since Frowin's time at the latest, the abbey has been a double monastery. The women's community moved to Sarnen (St. Andreas Monastery) in 1615. Around 1604, Engelberg Monastery was accepted into the Swiss Benedictine Congregation. Since its foundation, the abbey has held a central position in the Engelberg valley. Until the French Revolution, the abbot was both the spiritual and secular lord of the valley. In 1798, the valley people gained political independence. Over time, the monastery was plagued by internal difficulties, external challenges, fires and plague epidemics, but monastic life was maintained without interruption throughout the centuries. The current baroque monastery complex was built after the third fire (1729). The monks have been teaching young people since the monastery's beginnings. In the 19th century, the school was expanded (high school diploma since 1909). The school buildings were expanded in 1972-74. Today, the Engelberg Abbey School runs a high school that prepares students for the bilingual high school diploma (German/English) and the International Baccalaureate. The boarding school is open to boys and girls who attend the grammar school or the secondary school (IOS) run by the municipality of Engelberg and housed in the monastery's rooms. Text / Source: Engelberg Monastery, Benedictine Monastery 1, CH-6390 Engelberg https://www.kloster-engelberg.ch/kloster/geschichte/

Cemetery Chapel "Ossuary", Engelberg On the way from the village to the monastery church, at the entrance to the cemetery, is the mortuary chapel, the "Ossuary". The cemetery chapel was built around 1608. An old winged altar adorns the interior of the chapel. The main figure is Mary Magdalene, the saint who was the first to spread the message of Jesus' resurrection. According to Christian tradition, she is the saint who accompanies our deceased, along with Christopher. In the lower part of the winged altar there is a figure of St. Anne herself (a depiction of St. Anne with her daughter Mary and the baby Jesus), who always had great intercession power among the faithful. The cemetery chapel plays an important role for our village community. As soon as the priest is aware of a death, this is announced to the entire community by ringing the bells. This usually takes place at 11.40 a.m. or 5.40 p.m. If the death bell rings three times (with a break), it is a man. If it rings twice, it is a woman and once a child. The coffin or urn of the deceased is laid out in the cemetery chapel so that the population can say goodbye individually. Funerals can also be held on a small scale. The side altar outside the choir, which is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, is more recent. The Anthony's box, or the bread for the poor, is now located in the monastery church. Anyone who can't find something or has a serious request promises St. Anthony a "lump sum". If the lost item is found or the request is fulfilled, the "lump sum" should be thrown in there. This box is intended for the poor. Text / Source: Engelberg Community | Dorfstrasse 1 | 6390 Engelberg https://buergergemeinde-engelberg.ch/kapelle-friedhof/