Grindelwald: Grindelwald - Dorf - Wetterhorn
The Bernese Alps define the setting of Grindelwald — steep valleys and high summits give the village its emphatically vertical character. Wetterhorn, rising to 3,692 metres, is among the most recognisable peaks above the settlement, with rock faces rising over the eastern side of the valley. Grindelwald Dorf is the village centre, where hotels, shops and public transport serve a dispersed community of chalets and farm buildings. The village developed into an international mountaineering destination in the 19th century and remains a principal base for the Jungfrau region. Rail access reaches Kleine Scheidegg, while cableways and mountain routes lead into the surrounding slopes. Meadows and woodland still run directly into the built-up valley floor, giving Grindelwald a distinctly Alpine scale.
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Grindelwald occupies a broad Alpine valley beside the Black Lütschine in the Bernese Oberland. The village sits beneath the Eiger, whose north face has made it a landmark of Alpine climbing; the Wetterhorn and the glaciers above the valley complete its high-mountain setting. Grindelwald is linked to Kleine Scheidegg, the pass below the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, by mountain railways and lifts. From there, the Jungfrau Railway has carried passengers through the Eiger to Jungfraujoch since 1912. Alongside its international resort life, the community retains the pastures, cattle farming and timber-built houses of the Bernese Alps. Find related webcams in the surrounding Bernese Oberland to build a fuller picture of Grindelwald.
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