JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. MONT CERVIN PALACE, ZERMATT/SWITZERLAND.

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Thursday, Nissan 6, 5778. March 22, 2018.

Shalom! World.


It's impossible to imagine Zermatt without "Mont Cervin Palace"!



It was 1847 and Zermatt was still a small village of just 400 inhabitants. At tha time, only a few tourists and adventurers made it into the Mattertal, along with chaplain Joseph Seiler from Blitzingen in Goms, who was transferred to the mountain village 1620 metres above sea level. The story of the Seiler Hotels starts with him and his six beds. Joseph Seiler recognised the beauty of the mountain landscape and knew that the six beds of the only village guest house, belonging to Dr, Lauber, would not be enough for long. That was why he asked his brother Alexander, soap and candlemaker in Sitten, to follow him. 



Three years later Alexander had hardly clapped eyes on the Matterhorn when it was all up to him. The Brothers took over Doctor Lauber's wooden chalet in 1853 and bought it from him a year later. Six beds became 35 and the chalet was renamed "Monte Rosa". Alexander was rewarded with success and was able to buy his rivals' hotel "Mont Cervin" in 1867. He expanded it from 68 to 180 beds and increased the capacity of "Monte Rosa" to sleep 110. 



The competition has also grown in 160 years. To begin with there were two hotel and now there are 110. Zermatt used to have 400 residentes and there are now just under 6,000. The six beds at "Monte Rosa" has become 41 rooms.



The story of the Seilerhotel dynasty, of the "Mont Cervin Palace" and "Monte Rosa", will continue for many years. 

Shalom! Aleichem.

Cultural Support:  Jacob Jr B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz.


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