Caux, Switzerland
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Caux is a small village in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters.
The former Caux-Palace Hotel in the village is the home of Initiatives of Change
's conference centre, which can accommodate up to 450 people. The building is operated as a hotel school for much of the year http://www.shms.com/, though it still houses the Initiatives of Change annual conferences each summer.
During World War II, the hotel fell into disrepair and was used to house civilian refugees. Later it held interned escaped Allied prisoners of war. Finally some 1,600 Jews from the Kasztner train from Budapest found refuge there http://www.kasztnermemorial.com/index.html.
In 1946 the hotel was purchased and renovated by the Moral Re-Armament
organization (MRA), for use as an international conference centre to work on the reconciliation of European peoples. They held many workshops and brought together people at many levels of government and society. The historians Douglas Johnston and Cynthia Sampson describe the MRA work as "important contribution to one of the greatest achievements in the entire record of modern statecraft: the astonishingly rapid Franco-German reconciliation after 1945."
The building can be seen from Montreux and the surrounding area; it is said to have been the inspiration for the castle in Disney's animated movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There is a small historical exhibition that is open to the public.
The village of Caux http://www.ilovecaux.ch/ is known as a destination for tourists en route to the Rochers de Naye
and the Col de Jaman. This is a popular area for birdwatchers, as it lies along a major migration
flyway
for birds heading south in the autumn.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters.
The former Caux-Palace Hotel in the village is the home of Initiatives of Change
Initiatives of Change
Initiatives of Change is a global organization dedicated to "building trust across the world's divides" of culture, nationality, belief, and background...
's conference centre, which can accommodate up to 450 people. The building is operated as a hotel school for much of the year http://www.shms.com/, though it still houses the Initiatives of Change annual conferences each summer.
During World War II, the hotel fell into disrepair and was used to house civilian refugees. Later it held interned escaped Allied prisoners of war. Finally some 1,600 Jews from the Kasztner train from Budapest found refuge there http://www.kasztnermemorial.com/index.html.
In 1946 the hotel was purchased and renovated by the Moral Re-Armament
Moral Re-Armament
Moral Re-Armament was an international Christian moral and spiritual movement that, in 1938, developed from the American minister Frank Buchman's Oxford Group. Buchman, a Lutheran, headed MRA for 23 years, from 1938 until his death in 1961...
organization (MRA), for use as an international conference centre to work on the reconciliation of European peoples. They held many workshops and brought together people at many levels of government and society. The historians Douglas Johnston and Cynthia Sampson describe the MRA work as "important contribution to one of the greatest achievements in the entire record of modern statecraft: the astonishingly rapid Franco-German reconciliation after 1945."
The building can be seen from Montreux and the surrounding area; it is said to have been the inspiration for the castle in Disney's animated movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There is a small historical exhibition that is open to the public.
The village of Caux http://www.ilovecaux.ch/ is known as a destination for tourists en route to the Rochers de Naye
Rochers de Naye
Rochers de Naye is a mountain above Montreux, from where the Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion-Rochers-de-Naye leads to its peak.In addition, it is also possible to access the summit by driving to Col de Jaman and then making the 2-3 hr hike to the peak....
and the Col de Jaman. This is a popular area for birdwatchers, as it lies along a major migration
Migration
Migration, Migratory behavior, or Migratory may refer* Gene migration, a process in evolution and population genetics* Animal migration, the travelling of long distances in search of a new habitat...
flyway
Flyway
A flyway is a flight path used in bird migration. Flyways generally span over continents and often oceans.-Flyways of the Americas:*Atlantic Flyway*Central Flyway*Mississippi Flyway*Pacific Flyway*Allegheny Front...
for birds heading south in the autumn.