Les gorges du Glacier de Grindelwald (Gletscherschlucht en Suisse allemand) sont des gorges, provenant du glacier inférieur de Grindelwald, situées dans la commune de Grindelwald, le long de la Weisse Lütschine, dans le canton de Berne, en Suisse.
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Grindelwald is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Berne. In addition to the village of Grindelwald, the municipality also includes the settlements of Alpiglen, Burglauenen, Grund, Itramen, Mühlebach, Schwendi, Tschingelberg and Wargistal.
Grindelwald village is 1,034 m above sea level. Mentioned for the first time in 1146, it has become an important tourist destination of both Switzerland and the Alps since the golden age of alpinism in the 19th century. It is overlooked by a section of the Bernese Alps from the Wetterhorn to the Eiger, which creates a natural barrier. Together with the adjacent valley of Lauterbrunnen, the valley of Grindelwald forms part of the Jungfrau Region of the Bernese Oberland, between Interlaken and the main crest of the Bernese Alps.
Similarly to Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald is connected to Interlaken by the Bernese Oberland Railway and is the start of the Wengernalp Railway, leading to Kleine Scheidegg. The latter resort is the start of the Jungfrau Railway, the highest railway in Europe and a gateway to the Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area.
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The Mettenberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Schreckhorn and forms a huge buttress of the Schreckhorn range.
From Grindelwald, an aerial tramway goes as high as Pfingstegg, which is situated below the first cliffs of the mountain.
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Grindelwald railway station is a railway station in the village and municipality of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is the terminus of both the Berner Oberland Bahn, whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost, and of the Wengernalpbahn, whose trains operate to Kleine Scheidegg via Grindelwald Grund.
The BOB and WAB lines use different gauges, and there is no physical connection between them. However the trains operate from adjacent platforms within the same station. Trains of both lines enter the station from its western end. Counter-intuitively, the WAB commences its ascent to Kleine Scheidegg by descending steeply to Grindelwald Grund, where it reverses and commences its climb.
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Grindelwald Grund is a railway station in the village and municipality of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is served by the Wengernalpbahn, whose trains operate from Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg. It takes its name from the Grund area of the village, in which it is located.
WAB trains commence their journey at Grindelwald station, where they connect with trains of the Berner Oberland Bahn from Interlaken, and initially descend steeply to Grindelwald Grund station. At Grindelwald Grund they reverse and commence their ascent to Kleine Scheidegg, entering and leaving the station by its southern end. Depots and workshops are situated at both ends of the station.
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Brandegg is a request stop railway station in the municipality of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is served by the Wengernalpbahn, whose trains operate from Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg.
The guide books state that the station buffet serves the best apple fritters in the world. There is an official Apple Fritter Walk - Der Öpfelchüechliweg. The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Situation
Les gorges, longues de 1 000 mètres, se situent dans le Sud-Est du canton de Berne, à une altitude variant de 1 542 à 1 006 mètres, sur une superficie de 0,357 km2.
Géologie
Les gorges sont creusées dans les calcaires de la formation d'Öhrli, datée du Berriasien, ainsi que dans les calcaires micritiques du Jurassique supérieur appartenant à la formation de Quinten. Des dépôts morainiques du Quaternaire sont présents à la sortie des gorges.
Randonnée
Plusieurs galeries et tunnels traversent les gorges.
Notes et références
Portail de la montagne Portail des Alpes Portail de la géographie suisse Portail de l’Espace Mittelland Portail des lacs et cours d'eau
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