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Grindelwald Valley, Switz., with the Wetterhorn in the background
Grindelwald Valley, Switz., with the Wetterhorn in the background

Grindelwald

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Grindelwald, Alpine village and valley, Bern canton, south-central Switzerland. The village is scattered on the slopes of the Lütschine Valley (Lütschental), part of the Grindelwald Valley in the Bernese Oberland (highland), southeast of Interlaken. The Grindelwald Valley is shut in on the south by the Wetterhorn, Mettenberg, and Eiger (peaks rising above 10,000 ft [3,050 m]), between which are two famous ice streams—the Upper and Lower Grindelwald glaciers. On the north it is sheltered by the Faulhorn range; on the east is the Grosse Scheidegg Pass, and on the southwest are the Kleine Scheidegg and Wengernalp (crossed by a railway), ...(100 of 196 words)

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