# Lauterbrunnen

> Bernese Oberland · EST. 1240 · STAUBBACH 297 M

The Staubbach falls 297 metres down a sheer wall, and in dry weather reaches the valley floor as mist. The Bureau gazettes it as a waterfall regardless. The valley is first entered in writing in 1240 as in claro fonte, a description rather than a name; Luterbrunnen follows in 1304. The Bureau prefers the earlier form, which says what is there. The Staubbach is the highest free-falling fall in the country; the Murrenbach, close by, is the highest of any kind at 417 metres. The register prints both and lets the distinction stand.

## Sourced figures

- **staubbach**: 297 m — source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staubbachfall (consulted 13/08/2026)
- **established**: 1240, first written mention, as in claro fonte (then Luterbrunnen in 1304) — source: https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/000338/ (consulted 17/09/2026)
- **murrenbach**: 417 m, the Murrenbach Fall, the highest waterfall in Switzerland, while the Staubbach is the highest free-falling one — source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauterbrunnen (consulted 25/09/2026)

## Reference image

- print: Gezicht op de Staubbachwaterval en de Jungfrau te Lauterbrunnen
- held by: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- licence: CC0
- file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gezicht_op_de_Staubbachwaterval_en_de_Jungfrau_te_Lauterbrunnen,_RP-F-F01156-DC.jpg

## Where to buy

Printed on demand and sold by Spreadshirt. Full page: https://gazetteerbureau.com/designs/lauterbrunnen

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