Grindelwald

Grindelwald (grĭnˈdəlvält) [key], town (1990 est. pop. 3,733), Bern canton, S central Switzerland, at the foot of the Eiger, Schreckhorn, and Wetterhorn peaks. It was one of the first Alpine resorts.

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