Grindelwald
Grindelwald is a municipality in the administrative district of Interlaken-Oberhasli in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is at the base of the railway to the Jungfraujoch.
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Grindelwald
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| Coordinates: 46°37′N 8°02′E / 46.617°N 8.033°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 8°02′E / 46.617°N 8.033°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Interlaken-Oberhasli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emanuel Schlaeppi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.1 km2 (66.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,034 m (3,392 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
| • Total | 3,760 |
| • Density | 21.98/km2 (56.92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3818 |
| 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 SFSO statistics |
Grindelwald Media
A depiction of Grindelwald in the 18th century by Niklaus Sprüngli
1909 view of the valley from the Wetterhorn Elevator
The valley of Grindewald from First, with the major peaks (from left to right) of Wetterhorn, Schreckhorn, Gross Fiescherhorn and Eiger. Grindelwald is visible on the center right.
Alphorn Festival in Grindelwald area
Typically dispersed chalets with the Wetterhorn in background
New houses with buried garages under construction in Grindelwald.
Hotels on the Dorfstrasse. The local economy mostly depends on tourism.
The Eiger (right) and Fiescherhörner (left) from above Grindelwald in winter
References
Other websites
Media related to Grindelwald at Wikimedia Commons
- Grindelwald official website
