Muni Max: How A Giant Bull Got A Swiss Canton Raging

2025-09-20 02:05:30

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) “Muni Max”, the symbol of the 2025 Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival, is huge – as is the controversy around his move to a neighbouring canton. This content was published on September 20, 2025 - 11:00 5 minutes

I cover topics related to the Swiss Abroad and Swiss specialities, also producing a daily briefing for the Swiss Abroad community. I studied communication sciences, then worked as a reporter and video journalist for private radio and television. I have worked for SWI swissinfo in various roles since 2002.

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Deutsch de Wie aus ((Muni Max)) ((Max der Uristier)) wurde Original Read more: Wie aus ((Muni Max)) ((Max der Uristier)) wurd
Français fr Comment ((Muni Max)) est devenu ((Max le taureau d'Uri)) Read more: Comment ((Muni Max)) est devenu ((Max le taureau d'Uri)
Italiano it Come“Muni Max” è diventato“Max il toro di Uri” Read more: Come“Muni Max” è diventato“Max il toro di Uri

The Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival External link takes place every three years. The symbol of the most recent event, which was held at the end of August in Mollis in canton Glarus, eastern Switzerland, was therefore intended to be correspondingly impressive.

The bull – known as a Muni in wrestling jargon – exceeded all expectations: 21 metres in height, 36 metres in length, around ten metres in width and weighing in at 182 tonnes. It became a major attraction even during its construction.

Some 220 companies and around 500 wood-making apprentices from eastern Switzerland were involved in the construction, which consists of more than 1,200 cubic metres of Swiss timber and 437 prefabricated parts connected by almost 19,000 screws.

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