Swiss Flag on the Säntis


Riesige Schweizer Flagge an der Felswand des Säntis

On 1 August Switzerland celebrates its National Day, and here on Lake Constance we usually enjoy it on the shore, watching the fireworks. For some years now, climbers have hung a giant Swiss flag, considered the largest in the world, on the rock face of the Säntis on this day.

Spontaneously to the Säntis after work

Yesterday evening after work I drove spontaneously with Marcel from Konstanz to the Säntis. With the drone we photographed the red flag against the green flank of the mountain.

The flag on the Säntis

Seeing this flag in the middle of the Säntis landscape was a special sight. The national day commemorates the Federal Charter of early August 1291, with which Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden allied; it has been celebrated since 1891 but has only been a public holiday since 1994.

Limestone ridge of the Säntis, clouds on the wall, green slopes below, from the air
The limestone ridge of the Säntis, clouds against the wall, green slopes below.
Green mountain ridge and pale rock ribs on the Säntis from the air
A green ridge and pale rock ribs on the Säntis.
Swiss flag with a white cross on the rock face of the Säntis, clouds on the ridge, from the air
The Swiss flag on the rock face of the Säntis – climbers hang it there on 1 August.
Two shots: layered rock bands and a steep rocky gully on the Säntis from the air
Left, layered rock bands; right, a steep rocky gully.
Large Swiss flag with a white cross on the limestone wall of the Säntis from the air
Small in the panorama yet impossible to miss: the flag said to be the largest in the world.
Swiss flag with a white cross on the sheer wall, the ridge of the Säntis above, from the air
Red with a white cross on the sheer wall, the Säntis ridge above.
Two aerial shots: Swiss flag with cable cars on the Säntis wall and the cross of the flag up close
Left, the flag with gondolas on the wall; right, the white cross up close.
Steep green slopes with traces of rock and narrow paths on the Säntis from the air
Steep green slopes with traces of rock and narrow paths.
Islands of spruce and a winding path on the alp on the Säntis from the air
Islands of spruce and a winding path on the alpine pasture.
Two shots: narrow path in the meadow and the shadow of a group of spruces on the Säntis from the air
Left, a narrow path in the meadow; right, a cluster of spruces and its shadow.
Stone wall running across the green meadow on the Säntis from the air
A stone wall runs across the green meadow.
Farms and winding paths between meadow and forest on the Säntis from the air
Farmsteads and winding tracks between meadow and forest – a spontaneous after-work outing.

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