Brienz
Americannoun
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In eastern Switzerland, residents of the village of Brienz were evacuated two years ago because the mountainside above them was crumbling.
From BBC • May 28, 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
Early estimates suggest that two-thirds to three-quarters of the portion of mountain that geologists said was at risk had fallen toward Brienz.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023
Brienz was evacuated on May 12 after geologists warned that the Alpine rock looming over the village could break loose.
From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023
From Lucerne over the Brunig, from Meiringen over the Grimsel come the travelers, passing on their way the Lake of Brienz, with the waterfall of the Giessbach, on its southern side.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
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