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Wimmis

Wimmis (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪmɪs]) is a municipality in the Frutigen -Niedersimmental administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland .

History

Wimmis is first mentioned in 994 as Windemis.
The oldest traces of a settlement in Wimmis include the Mesolithic and Bronze Age settlements on the Chienberg and the Bronze Age and High Middle Ages settlements on the Pintel. Roman era artifacts were found at Engfeld and bronze statue of Emperor Gordian III was found at Tägerstein. The area remained inhabited during the Middle Ages and in 994 King Otto III granted his estates in Wimmis to Selz Abbey.
By the 12th or 13th century the Lords of Wimmis or Strättligen built Wimmis Castle above the village.
Source Wikipedia: "Wimmis" by miscellaneous authors" under GNU-License.
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