Giessbach
Giessbach is a waterfall in Canton of Bern, Switzerland and has an elevation of 982 metres. Giessbach is situated nearby to the locality Niuwriitiwald, as well as near Bramisegg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Waterfall
- Description: mountain stream with waterfall in Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Giessbachfalle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grandhotel Giessbach and Church and Rectory.
Church and Rectory
Church
Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church and Rectory is situated 2½ km north of Giessbach.
Axalphorn
Peak
Axalphorn is a peak of the Bernese Oberland, at an altitude of 2321 m. The summit is on the municipal border between Brienz and Brienzwiler. The Axalp ski resort is on the northern slope of Axalphorn. Axalphorn is situated 4 km southeast of Giessbach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axalp and Brienz.
Axalp
Village
Photo: Hadi, Public domain.
Axalp is a high alpine pasture in the Bernese Oberland, on the northern slope of Axalphorn, overlooking Lake Brienz, today part of Brienz municipality.
Brienz
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brienz is located in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland at the opposite end of Brienzersee to Interlaken. It is a small village with approximately 3000 inhabitants. Brienz is famous as the Swiss centre for woodcarving.
Hofstetten bei Brienz
Village
Photo: Noemieki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hofstetten bei Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Hofstetten bei Brienz is situated 4½ km northeast of Giessbach.
Giessbach
- Categories: mountain stream and body of water
- Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.73355° or 46° 44′ 1″ northLongitude
8.02382° or 8° 1′ 26″ eastElevation
982 metres (3,222 feet)Open location code
8FRCP2MF+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 390929888OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Giessbach” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Giessbach”
- Cebuano: “Giessbachfälle”
- Chinese: “吉斯巴赫”
- Chinese: “吉斯巴赫河”
- Chinese: “吉斯巴赫瀑布”
- Dutch: “Giessbachwaterval”
- French: “cascades de Giessbach”
- French: “chutes de Giessbach”
- French: “Giessbach”
- German: “Giessbach”
- German: “Gießbach”
- German: “Giessbachfall”
- German: “Gießbachfall”
- German: “Giessbachfälle”
- German: “Gießbachfälle”
- Irish: “Giessbach”
- Japanese: “ギースバッハ”
- Japanese: “ギースバッハ川”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Giessbachfälle”
- Norwegian: “Giessbachfälle”
- Polish: “Giessbach”
- Russian: “Гисбах”
- Spanish: “Giessbach”
- Swedish: “Giessbach”
- Swedish: “Giessbachfälle”
- Venetian: “Fiume Giessbach”
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