- Grindelwald
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Grindelwald
municipality_name = Grindelwald
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Grindelwald-coat of arms.png|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Interlaken
lat_d=46|lat_m=37|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=02|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3818
municipality_code = 0576
area = 171.1
elevation = 1034|elevation_description=
population = 3760|populationof = December 2002 | popofyear = 2002
website = www.grindelwald.com
mayor = Emanuel Schläppi|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places = Alpiglen, Grund, Itramen, Mühlebach, Schwendi, Tschingelberg, Wargistal
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities=Brienz ,Brienzwiler ,Fieschertal (VS),Guttannen ,Innertkirchen ,Iseltwald ,Lauterbrunnen ,Lütschental ,Meiringen ,Schattenhalb
twintowns = Azumi, now Matsumoto (Japan)|Grindelwald is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in
Switzerland .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 theWetterhorn . Nowadays Grindelwald is also a popular summer activity resort with many miles of hiking trails across the Alps.Grindelwald can be reached by train (
Berner Oberland Bahn ) fromInterlaken .The
Wengernalpbahn connects Grindelwald to theKleine Scheidegg from where theJungfraubahn ascends inside the Eiger to theJungfraujoch and trains descend toWengen .The
Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen connects Grindelwald with theMännlichen and with onward travel on theLuftseilbahn Wengen-Männlichen offers an alternative route toWengen .Famous residents
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Richard Wagner
*Martina Schild , alpine skier,runner-up in the2006 Winter Olympics women's downhill race
*Hedy Schlunegger , Olympic champion 1948 in downhill skiing
*Oleg Protopopov andLudmila Belousova , 1964 and 1968 olympic figure skating championsGallery
ee also
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Swiss Alps External links
* [http://www.grindelwald.com Grindelwald] official website
* [http://www.swisspanorama.com/ Webcams]
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