10 sites for 500 travelers  

10 places to visit beyond the City of Zurich and City of Bern  

A guide to discover places and people that formed the Anabaptist-Mennonite Movement in Switzerland from the early beginnings until today. 

1. Anabaptist cave near Baretswil – Refuge for Anabaptists (1525 – 1650) – Bäretswil, canton of Zurich 

2. Trachselwald Castle – Includes an Anabaptist prison – Trachselwald, canton of Bern 

3. Chüechlihaus of Langnau – Built in 1530. Museum with heirlooms displayed.  – Langnau im Emmental, canton of Bern 

4. Alttäufergemeinde Emmental – Oldest known Mennonite Church – Langnau im

5. Schleitheim Museum – Original 1550 Schleitheim Confession displayed – Schleitheim, canton of Schaffhausen 

6. Täuferquelle – Sign of reconciliation – Merishausen, canton of Schaffhausen 

7. Anabaptists Bridge – Secret meeting place of the Anabaptists – Corgémont, canton of Jura 

8. Anabaptist trail in the area where Hans Haslebacher lived – Sumiswald, canton of Bern 

9. Täuferversteck Hinter Hütten – Hiding place of refuge. Built 1608 –  Fankhaus, canton of Bern

    

10. Emmental of Canton Bern, Switzerland by Trachselwald

— Compiled by Joanne Hess Siegrist, 13 April 2024