Spiez
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Spiez is a small town with approx. 12,500 inhabitants located at the southern bank of Lake Thun in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. Worth a visit is the castle above the harbour with its representation rooms 13th to 18th century.
The Hotel Belvédère in Spiez accommodated the German national football team during the 1954 World Cup (soccer) held in Switzerland. "The spirit of Spiez", developed there among the players, is regarded as important factor that helped the German team to win the world championship.
External links
- [Official web page of the municipality Spiez]
- [Regularly updated galley of photographs from Spiez by Mark Howells, a British resident in the town]
- [SPIEZ LABORATORY, the Swiss NBC-defence institute]
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