Grindelwald, one of the most beautiful valleys (3468 feet) of the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland, about 12½ miles long and 4 broad, forms the approach to the two Grindelwald glaciers. The chief hotel and part of the village (pop. 3089) were destroyed by fire on 18th August 1892.
Grindelwald
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 426
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