Switzerland. Canton Bern. Schweinbrunnen. Private House. Garden gnomes and several animals, dogs, tiger, donkey, fawn and cat. Welcome sign. Garden gnomes (German: Gartenzwerge, lit. 'garden dwarfs') are lawn ornament figurines of small humanoid creatures known as gnomes. Traditionally, the figurines depict male dwarfs wearing red pointy hats. Typically, gnomes stand between 30 and 60 cm. Garden gnomes are now prevalent in gardens and lawns throughout the western world, among all social classes, and often regarded as kitsch. Schweinbrunnen is located in the north of Wyssachen, a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern. 13.10.2020 © 2020 Didier Ruef