Gasthof Kreuz, Sumiswald

Menu 
A glance at the menu reveals that, in addition to many culinary specialties, traditional Emmental cuisine is also lovingly cultivated: Bernese platter, Sumiswalder rolls with buttered rösti and vegetable bouquet, Sure Mocke with mashed potatoes, veal liver sautéed in butter, Kreuz-Geschnetzeltes, and Änneli's Visitencreme for dessert are just a few of these delicacies.

Banquets 
The cozy dining room, the elegant àà la carte Stübli for up to 20 people, the rustic wood-paneled Stube for up to 40 people, the small, elegant Poststübli for up to 14 people, and the Gotthelfsaal with space for up to 220 people offer plenty of room for events.

Historic inn

• Many people who see the Gotthelfsaal at the Kreuz Sumiswald for the first time can't quite figure out why this room seems so familiar to them. The reason is usually that they know the hall from Franz Schnyder's film adaptations of Gotthelf. Anyone who has seen the film "Ueli der Pächter," for example, will undoubtedly remember the auction scene that took place in the hall of the Kreuz. Equally well known are the dance scenes from "Geld und Geist" and "Käserei in der Vehfreude," which were also filmed at the Kreuz.
• The Gotthelfsaal, with its surrounding gallery, is the oldest wooden hall in the Emmental region. Until the 1950s, it was even used as a gymnasium.
• When the painter Albert Anker stayed in the Emmental in 1897 to sketch the land and people for illustrations in Gotthelf books, he wrote to his family on June 9: "I am staying at the Hotel Kreuz, a very old house with a large Tenzsesi." The late Baroque Kreuz dates back to 1742. However, it is believed that an inn had existed here since 1664. References to this on a coat of arms window in the church in Sumiswald are interpreted as such. Albert Anker even wrote in his letter of June 9, 1897: "According to the owner, the inn sign dates from 1635."
• The Kreuz in Sumiswald was also ideally located for the horse-drawn mail service of the time, which ran from Bern via Sumiswald-Huttwil-Wolhusen to Lucerne. Once they reached the Kreuz in Sumiswald, the horses had to be changed.

Clock exhibition 
Since January 2022, the historic Gasthof Kreuz in Sumiswald has been home to the largest publicly accessible collection of large clocks manufactured in Sumiswald. Combine your stay at the "Kreuz" with a visit to this unique collection. E-bike offers The Gasthof Kreuz is located on the Hügu Himu routes "Herzschlaufe Gotthelf," "Dr gross Sumiswauder" and "Lüdere Rundi".

Getting there and parking 

• There are plenty of parking spaces available, including TESLA charging stations.
• The inn is just a few minutes' walk from the Sumiswald, Post post bus stop.