Brienz
Americannoun
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Brienz was evacuated more than two years ago because of signs of dangerous instability in the mountain above.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
On June 16, a huge chunk of rock and dirt fell from a mountain above the Swiss village of Brienz.
From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 22, 2023
The entire village of Brienz, population 70, was evacuated in mid-May, when geologists warned a massive rockfall was imminent.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023
One evacuated resident of Brienz, Renato Liesch, went to the area to see for himself what damage the landslide had wrought.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023
He was one inch high, and carved out of wood by the busy people of Brienz, in the long cold winter season.
From Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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