Unspunnenfest

thumb|A marker commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Unspunnenfest Unspunnenfest is a festival held in the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, near the old ruin of Unspunnen Castle, in the Bernese Alps, approximately once every twelve years, most recently in 2017. The festival highlights traditional Swiss culture and features competitions of Steinstossen (stone throwing), Schwingen (wrestling) and yodeling. The stone-throwing competition uses an stone known as the Unspunnenstein ("Unspunnen Stone"), made of Aare granite from the Hasli valley.

==History== thumb|Depiction of Unspunnenfest in 1808 The history of the festival dates back to the 13th century, in the meadows of Unspunnen Castle, when local lord Burkard von Unspunnen and the founder of the city of Bern, Berchtold V von Zähringen were able to reconcile their differences.