Stiftung Untergrund Schweiz

Stiftung Untergrund Schweiz was a Swiss non-profit foundation founded on 16 February 2010 and based in Blatten (Lötschen) in the canton of Valais. Its stated purpose was to establish and operate a Swiss mining museum in Ried, part of the municipality of Blatten, and to collect, conserve, research and communicate objects related to historical and contemporary mining in Switzerland. The collections were to include tools, objects, literature, archival materials, historical securities, plans, photographs, as well as ores, minerals and other scientific specimens. Where possible, the foundation also aimed to research and conserve field traces in the landscape. It operated throughout Switzerland, had no commercial purpose and did not seek profit. The foundation was registered with the Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI) in Bern and was active in the fields of art and culture, specifically monument and heritage protection. Its target group was the general public. The foundation is now in liquidation, and its entry appears as 'Stiftung Untergrund Schweiz in Liquidation'. The registered address was Hotelweg 16, c/o Vera Tobler, 3919 Blatten (Lötschen), Switzerland. Board members included Werner Bellwald as president of the foundation council and liquidator, Roland Walker as member of the foundation council and liquidator, Hans Rudolf Rüegg as vice-president, and Vera Tobler as member and secretary, alongside Peter-Andrew Schwarz, Christof Rieder and Walter Leimgruber as members, and Peter Aeberhard. The auditor was Werlen & Squaratti Treuhand AG. As a small, purpose-bound heritage foundation, it did not operate as a commercial brand in the conventional sense, but it is a registered legal entity with a defined cultural mission.

Stiftung Untergrund Schweiz was established on 16 February 2010 as a Swiss non-profit foundation with the purpose of creating and operating a Swiss mining museum in Ried, in the municipality of Blatten (Lötschen) in the canton of Valais. The foundation's mission was to collect objects related to historical and contemporary mining in Switzerland — including tools, objects, literature, archival materials, historical securities, plans, photographs, ores, minerals and other scientific specimens — and to conserve, research and communicate them through exhibitions, publications, films or other suitable measures. It also aimed, where possible, to research and conserve field traces in the landscape. The foundation was active throughout Switzerland, had no commercial purpose and did not seek profit. It was registered with the Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI) in Bern and was active in the fields of art and culture, specifically monument and heritage protection. Its target group was the general public. At some point the foundation entered liquidation, and its entry now appears as 'Stiftung Untergrund Schweiz in Liquidation'. The registered address was Hotelweg 16, c/o Vera Tobler, 3919 Blatten (Lötschen), Switzerland. The foundation council included Werner Bellwald as president and liquidator, Roland Walker as member and liquidator, Hans Rudolf Rüegg as vice-president, Vera Tobler as member and secretary, and Peter-Andrew Schwarz, Christof Rieder, Walter Leimgruber and Peter Aeberhard as members. The auditor was Werlen & Squaratti Treuhand AG.

• Foundation established.

• Foundation entered liquidation; now listed as 'Stiftung Untergrund Schweiz in Liquidation'.

Non-profit heritage foundation dedicated to preserving and communicating Swiss mining history.

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