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    Giswil is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Giswil is first mentioned in the 11th century, as Kisevilare. The municipality is located...
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    with Interlaken, in the Bernese Oberland. The line runs via Alpnachstad, Giswil, Meiringen and Brienz, and passes over the Brünig Pass, using sections of...
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  • The Giswil Tunnel is a tunnel in central Switzerland. The tunnel bypasses the town of Giswil in the canton of Obwalden, and forms part of the A8 motorway...
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    the south-east, Giswil to the north-east, and Flühli, to the north-west. Brienz and Schwanden bei Brienz are in the canton of Bern, Giswil is in the canton...
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    municipality of Giswil in the canton of Obwalden. The line from Giswil over the Brünig Pass towards Interlaken is equipped with rack rails, and Giswil is the furthest...
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    later changed to "Streep"). Another line of her father's family was from Giswil. Her mother had English, German, and Irish ancestry. Some of Streep's maternal...
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  • Obwalden. It runs to the south-east of the Lake of Sarnen (Sarner See) between Giswil and Sarnen, bypassing the old road along the lake side, and forms part of...
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    lived in the Lower Castle in Sarnen. In Giswil the Lords of Hunwil lived in Hunwil Castle while the Meier of Giswil, a Ministerialis (unfree knights in the...
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    In 1291, Rudolf I of Germany purchased the estates at Stans, Alpnach and Giswil. From 1304, the local bailiffs used their own seal. In 1309, Henry VII confirmed...
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  • {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) "More Gallery - Giswil, Switzerland - Kaws: Giswil". Moregallery.ch. August 26, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2017...
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