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Grindelwald
Country Switzerland Canton Berne District Interlaken 46°37′N, 8°02′E
Population	3,760  (December 2002)
- Density	22 /km² (57 /sq.mi.)
Area	171.1 km² (66.1 sq mi)
Elevation	1,034 m (3,392 ft)
Postal code	3818
SFOS number	0576
Mayor	Andreas Studer
Localities	Alpiglen, Grund, Itramen, Mühlebach, Schwendi, Tschingelberg, Wargistal
Surrounded by	Brienz, Brienzwiler, Fieschertal (VS), Guttannen, Innertkirchen, Iseltwald, Lauterbrunnen, Lütschental, Meiringen, Schattenhalb
Twin towns	Azumi, now Matsumoto (Japan)
Website	www.grindelwald.com
Grindelwald

Grindelwald is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Valais Ticino Graubünden (Grisons) Geneva Vaud Neuchâtel Jura Berne Thurgau Zurich Aargau Lucerne Solothurn Basel-Land Schaffhausen Uri Schwyz Glarus St. ... The Swiss Canton of Berne is bilingual (German: Kanton  ; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... The Interlaken district in the Canton of Bern with administrative capital Interlaken comprises 23 municipalities over 724 km²: CH-3803 Beatenberg CH-3806 Bönigen CH-3855 Brienz CH-3856 Brienzwiler CH-3707 Därligen CH-3818 Grindelwald CH-3814 Gsteigwiler CH-3815 Gündlischwand CH-3804 Habkern CH-3858... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... 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Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken (district) of the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. ... Brienzwiler is a municipality of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, located in the district of Interlaken. ... Fieschertal is a municipality in the district of Goms, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. ... View of Lake Grimsel, Grimsel Hospice, and Lake Räterichsboden from a Grimsel Pass Guttannen is municipality in the Oberhasli district in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Innertkirchen is a municipality of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, situated in the German-speaking district of Oberhasli. ... Iseltwald (pronounced EE-sehlt-vohld ) is a small municipality in the district of Interlaken in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland with approximately 400 inhabitants. ... Lauterbrunnen Valley in winter Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the Interlaken (district) of the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. ... Lütschental is a municipality in the Bernese Oberland, in the Interlaken administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Statue of Holmes outside the English Church Street sign outside Holmes museum Meiringen is a municipality in the district of Oberhasli in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Schattenhalb is a municipality in the district of Oberhasli, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... This list includes twin towns/sister cites (Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) in Switzerland linked by a sister city agreement (Städtepartnerschaft or Gemeindepartnerschaft; jumelage de villes) and towns linked by friendship agreements (Freundschaft or amitié). A few municipalities participating in projects arranged by the Swiss organizations Patenschaft... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Gellert Grindelwald (ca. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... The Interlaken district in the Canton of Bern with administrative capital Interlaken comprises 23 municipalities over 724 km²: CH-3803 Beatenberg CH-3806 Bönigen CH-3855 Brienz CH-3856 Brienzwiler CH-3707 Därligen CH-3818 Grindelwald CH-3814 Gsteigwiler CH-3815 Gündlischwand CH-3804 Habkern CH-3858... Valais Ticino Graubünden (Grisons) Geneva Vaud Neuchâtel Jura Berne Thurgau Zurich Aargau Lucerne Solothurn Basel-Land Schaffhausen Uri Schwyz Glarus St. ... The Swiss Canton of Berne is bilingual (German: Kanton  ; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000. ...

Long famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners, intermediates and the challenges of the Eiger glacier for the experienced, there are activities for the non-skiers, from tobogganing to groomed winter hiking tracks. It is the usual starting point for ascents of the Eiger and the Wetterhorn. Nowadays Grindelwald is also a popular summer activity resort with many miles of hiking trails across the Alps. Tourist redirects here. ... For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ... The Wetterhorn is a mountain in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. ...

Grindelwald can be reached by train (Berner Oberland Bahn) from Interlaken. A BOB train at Interlaken, note the former brown / cream livery. ... Interlaken is a municipality in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...

The Wengernalpbahn connects Grindelwald to the Kleine Scheidegg from where the Jungfraubahn ascends inside the Eiger to the Jungfraujoch and trains descend to Wengen. The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19. ... The Kleine Scheidegg (el. ... The Jungfraubahn (JB) is an 1 m (3 ft 33⁄8 in) gauge rack railway electrified at 3-phase 1,125 volts, which runs 9 kilometres from Kleine Scheidegg to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch. ... Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch and Jungfrau The Jungfraujoch is a col or saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais. ... There are places that are named Wengen (pro. ...

The Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen connects Grindelwald with the Männlichen and with onward travel on the Luftseilbahn Wengen-Männlichen offers an alternative route to Wengen. Near Grindelwald Grund in summer A view from the gondola The Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen is a gondola cable car linking Grindelwald with Männlichen. ... Lauterbrunnen Valley in winter from Männlichen The top station of the Luftseilbahn Wengen-Männlichen with the Männlichen summit behind. ... The Luftseilbahn Wengen-Männlichen is a cable car linking Wengen with the Männlichen in Switzerland. ... There are places that are named Wengen (pro. ...

Transfers by Bus and Taxi

to / from Interlaken-Bern -Zurich/Zuerich/Zürich -Genf/Geneve/Geneva - Basel/Bale/Mulhouse mysterytours

Famous residents

• Richard Wagner
• Martina Schild, alpine skier
• Hedy Schlunegger, Olympic champion 1948 in downhill skiing
• Oleg Protopopov and Ludmila Belousova, figure skaters

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... Martina Schild (born 26 October 1981) is a Swiss alpine skier competing in Downhill and Super-G. She is the grand-daughter of skier Hedy Schlunegger (1923-2001). ... Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger (10 March 1923 - 3 July 2003) was a Swiss alpine skier. ... Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov (b. ... Ludmila Yevgeniyevna Belousova ( b. ...

Gallery

Village Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (940x637, 209 KB) Grindelwald, Switzerland I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

The Wetterhorn looms above village The Wetterhorn is a mountain in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. ...

From the window in the middle of the north face of the Eiger Photo of Grindelwald from the window in the Eiger north wall, taken June 1996 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Grindelwald station

External links

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Grindelwald

• Grindelwald official website
• Webcams
• Grindelwald in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research in a manner accessible to a broader audience. ...

v • d • e Municipalities in the district of Interlaken, Switzerland Beatenberg | Bönigen | Brienz | Brienzwiler | Därligen | Grindelwald | Gsteigwiler | Gündlischwand | Habkern | Hofstetten bei Brienz | Interlaken | Iseltwald | Lauterbrunnen | Leissigen | Lütschental | Matten bei Interlaken | Niederried bei Interlaken | Oberried am Brienzersee | Ringgenberg | Saxeten | Schwanden bei Brienz | Unterseen | Wilderswil Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... The Interlaken district in the Canton of Bern with administrative capital Interlaken comprises 23 municipalities over 724 km²: CH-3803 Beatenberg CH-3806 Bönigen CH-3855 Brienz CH-3856 Brienzwiler CH-3707 Därligen CH-3818 Grindelwald CH-3814 Gsteigwiler CH-3815 Gündlischwand CH-3804 Habkern CH-3858... Beatenberg a municipality in the Interlaken district of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Bönigen is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken (district) of the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. ... Brienzwiler is a municipality of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, located in the district of Interlaken. ... Därligen is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Gsteigwiler is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Gündlischwand is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Habkern is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Hofstetten bei Brienz is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Interlaken is a municipality in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Iseltwald (pronounced EE-sehlt-vohld ) is a small municipality in the district of Interlaken in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland with approximately 400 inhabitants. ... Lauterbrunnen Valley in winter Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the Interlaken (district) of the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. ... Leissigen is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Lütschental is a municipality in the Bernese Oberland, in the Interlaken administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Matten bei Interlaken (or simply Matten) is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Niederried bei Interlaken is a small municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Oberried am Brienzersee is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Ringgenberg is a village located approximately 3 km (1. ... Saxeten is a municipality in the Interlaken district of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Schwanden bei Brienz (until 1911 officially named Schwanden) is a municipality in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Unterseen is a municipality in the Interlaken district of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Wilderswil is a municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Canton of Berne | Districts of Canton Bern | Municipalities of the canton of Berne The Swiss Canton of Berne is bilingual (German: Kanton  ; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... There 398 municipalities in the canton of Berne, Switzerland (as of April 2004): Berne is the canton with the most municipalities. ...

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