Reichenbachfall, Switzerland
Posted by: 
Dáin & Olík
N 46° 42.812 E 008° 10.984
32T E 437561 N 5173654
Reichenbachfall at swiss post stamp.
Waymark Code: WM6FQ3
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Date Posted: 05/27/2009
Views: 19
Reichenbachfall is waterfall very good known from A.C.Doyel's books about Sherlock Holmes. In waterfall should had died Sherlock Holmes with his enemy professor Moriarty after lethal fight.
The Reichenbach Falls (Reichenbachfall) are a series of waterfalls near Meiringen in Bern canton in central Switzerland. They have a total drop of 250 m (820 ft). At 90 m (295.2 ft), the Upper Reichenbach Falls is one of the highest cataracts in the Alps. The falls are made accessible by the Reichenbachfall-Bahn funicular railway.
Today, a hydro-electric power company harnesses the flow of the Reichenbach Falls during certain times of year, greatly reducing its flow.
(wikipedia)
Stamp Issuing Country: Switzerland
Date of Issue: 2007
Denomination: 180
Color: black and white
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
To post a visit log for this category, you must visit the actual site of the waymark. Post at least one photo that you personally took of the site if at all possible. If you cannot provide a photo for some reason, your visit will still be welcome.
You do NOT need to be a stamp collector to visit the waymark site, nor do you have to provide a photo of the stamp. Just having a copy of the stamp in question, however, is not sufficient; you must personally visit the site.