Giessbach
Giessbach is a waterfall in Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Giessbach is situated nearby to the locality Niuwriitiwald, as well as near Bramisegg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Giessbach and Grandhotel 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.
Oberried am Brienzersee
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberried am Brienzersee is a municipality and village in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides Oberried itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Dörfli and Ebligen. Oberried am Brienzersee is situated 4½ km west of Giessbach.
Giessbach
- Type: Waterfall
- Also known as: “Giess Bach” and “Giessbachfall XI”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.73513° or 46° 44′ 7″ northLongitude
8.02073° or 8° 1′ 15″ eastElevation
604 metres (1,982 feet)Height
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8FRCP2PC+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 7097808874OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
2660617
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“Giessbach” goes by many names.
- German: “Giessbach”
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