Burglauenen
| Burglauenen | |
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| State : |
 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Bern (BE)
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| Administrative district : | Interlaken |
| Residential municipality : | Grindelwald |
| Postal code : | 3816 |
| former BFS no. : | ? |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH |
| Coordinates : | 641 126 / 165080 |
| Height : | 895 m above sea level M. |
| Website: | www.grindelwald.com |
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Burglauenen (896 m above sea level ) is a village in the Bernese Oberland ( Switzerland ) and belongs to the municipality of Grindelwald . Burglauenen is five kilometers northwest of the center of Grindelwald on the road and railway line from Grindelwald to Interlaken .
Infrastructure
Burglauenen has a stop for the Bernese Oberland Railways . The school had to be closed due to the low number of students. The school building now serves as a kindergarten.
legend
According to legend, the place of Schillingsdorf is said to have been at the site of today's Burglauenen. As punishment for the fact that its inhabitants refused to shelter a dwarf during a storm, the entire place was buried in a rock fall. A single house was spared, the residents of which were well disposed towards the dwarf. The rock breaking point to which the legend relates can still be seen today.