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Grindelwald (other)
Grindelwald may refer to: *Grindelwald, a village at the foot of the Wetterhorn in Switzerland *Grindelwald, Tasmania Grindelwald is a rural/residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 965 ..., Australia * Gellert Grindelwald, a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of books See also * Grinderwald, in the Hanover Region and the Lower Saxon district of Nienburg/Weser, Germany {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grindelwald
Grindelwald is a village and Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli (administrative district), Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Berne. In addition to the village of Grindelwald, the municipality also includes the settlements of Alpiglen, Burglauenen, Grund, Itramen, Mühlebach, Schwendi, Tschingelberg and Wargistal. Grindelwald village is AMSL, above sea level. Mentioned for the first time in 1146, it has become an important tourist destination of both Switzerland and the Alps since the golden age of alpinism in the 19th century. It is overlooked by a section of the Bernese Alps from the Wetterhorn to the Eiger, which creates a natural barrier. Together with the adjacent valley of Lauterbrunnen, the valley of Grindelwald forms part of the Jungfrau Region of the Bernese Oberland, between Interlaken and the main crest of the Bernese Alps. Similarly to Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grindelwald, Tasmania
Grindelwald is a rural/residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 965 for the state suburb of Grindelwald. Grindelwald is the final stop of the annual TasGas cycling challenge. History Grindelwald was gazetted as a locality in 1983. It is named after a village in Switzerland. It is a small town just north of Launceston, developed in the style of a Swiss village by Roelf Vos, a Dutch immigrant to Tasmania, after he sold his "Roelf Vos" supermarket chain to Woolworths. It was built around an artificial lake, on the edge of which sits the 40 hectare Tamar Valley Resort, which shares the Swiss architectural style. The suburb began construction in 1980, and the resort opened in 1989. In November 2013, it was announced that the town would be the site of a $103 million eco-tourism project by developer Mike Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gellert Grindelwald
The following is a list of characters from the ''Harry Potter'' series. Each character appears in at least one ''Harry Potter''–related book or story by J. K. Rowling. These books and stories include the seven original ''Harry Potter'' novels (1997–2007), '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2001), '' Quidditch Through the Ages'' (2001), ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard'' (2008), ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' (2016), '' Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists'' (2016), '' Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies'' (2016), '' Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide'' (2016) and the ''Harry Potter'' prequel (2008). Characters by surname A * – Hufflepuff prefect in the same year as Harry Potter. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Hannah leaves Hogwarts in '' Half-Blood Prince'' after her mother is murdered by Death Eaters, but returns in ''Deathly Hallows'' to participate in the Battle of Hogwarts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
