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Explore Griesalp in Switzerland
Griesalp in the region of Bern is a town in Switzerland - some 31 mi or ( 51 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital city .
Current time in Griesalp is now 05:35 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Wimmis, Wilderswil, Spiez, and Mitholz. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zurich . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Griesalp ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Cow Helicopter Lift
The cow that nearly fell on my friend and me being lifted off the side of a mountain by a helicopter ..
Oeschinen Lake / Oeschinensee
My beloved lake near Kandersteg, Switzerland. It is at elevation of 1578m. It is surrounded by high mountains of Jungfrau massif. You can see waterfalls all around it wi th melted water from glaciers. ..
Oeschinensee
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Frozen waterfall, avalanche
Natural ice sculputure of frozen waterfall at north of Oeschinen Lake near Kandersteg, Switzerland. Water driping from the top. Thunder announce about avalanche on other side of the frozen lake. 21 fe ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tschingelsee
Tschingelsee is a lake in the valley Kiental of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It formed on Tschingelalp in 1972 after severe weather. Since 1987, the area is a nature preserve.
Located at 46.55 7.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Piz Gloria
Piz Gloria is the name of the revolving restaurant on the Schilthorn near Mürren in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The cable car station and the restaurant were designed by the Bernese architect, Konrad Wolf. The Piz Gloria restaurant claims to be the world's first revolving restaurant, although others already existed, such as the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. , which opened during the 1962 World's Fair.
Located at 46.56 7.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 4 kilometres east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. At an elevation of 1,578 metres, it has a surface area of 1.1147 square kilometres . Its maximum depth is 56 metres . The lake is fed through a series of mountain creeks and drains underground. The water then re-surfaces as the Oeschibach. Part of it is captured for electricity production and as water supply for Kandersteg.
Located at 46.50 7.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Blüemlisalp
The Blüemlisalp is a massif of the Bernese Alps, in the territory of the municipalies of Kandersteg and Reichenbach im Kandertal.
Located at 46.49 7.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Kander Glacier
The Kander Glacier is a 6.6 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 13.9 km .
Located at 46.48 7.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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