| Name | Giessbachfälle |
Heights |
I:15m, II:33m, III:12m, IV:13m, V:24m, VI:12m, VII:20m, VIII:35m, IX:25m, X:16m, XI:8m, XII:11m |
| Coordinats | 2 644785 1 175737 |
| Name of water body | Giessbach |
| Dranaige basin size | 24,6 km2 |
| Location | Brienz |
The names of the 14 Giessbachfälle
Around 1820, the catalogers the Giessbachfälle Kehrli and Wyss from Brienz named the 14 Waterfalls by well-known personalities from the Bernese history. Since according to our definition of waterfalls just 12 Giessbachfälle could be recorded, an assignment of the name to the falls is no longer possible. From top to bottom the waterfalls are named as follows:
The names of the 14 Giessbachfälle:
Berchtold of Zähringen: founder of the city of Bern (1191)
Cuno of Bubenberg: Schultheiss Berne (1269- 271)
Walo von Greyerz: Benefactor of the top hospital in Bern (1374)
The nine main Berner Gender (13th to 15th centuries)
Ulrich von Erlach: Schultheiss of Bern (1446)
Peter Wend treasure: Venner (Ensign) in Laupen War (1339)
Rudolf von Erlach: Leader of the Bernese in Laupen War (1339)
Hans Matter: Leader of the Bernese in the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs (1444)
Niklaus von Scharnachthal: Schultheiss of Bern (1463)
Seckelmeister Fränkli: Exponent in Twingherrenstreit (1470)
Hans von Hallwyl II: leader in Murten War (1476)
Adrian von Bubenberg: Defender in Morat (1476)
Hans Franz Naegeli: Leader of the Bernese in the conquest of Vaud (1536)
Schultheiss Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger: Last Schultheiss Berne (1729-1799)
The meassured falls:
| Name | Giessbachfall I |
| Height | 15 m |
| Coordinates | 644 785/175 737 |
| Head zone | gradually |
| Fall zone | simple free falling |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall II |
| Height | 33 m |
| Coordinates | 644 783 / 175 765 |
| Head zone | seamlessly |
| Fall zone | simple free falling |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall III |
| Height | 12 m |
| Coordinates | 644 776 / 175 804 |
| Head zone | gradually |
| Fall zone | simple free falling |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall IV |
| Height | 13 m |
| Coordinates | 644 752 / 175 832 |
| Head zone | gradually |
| Fall zone | simple free falling |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall V |
| Height | 24 m |
| Coordinates | 644 743 / 175 868 |
| Head zone | gradually |
| Fall zone | simple free falling |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall VI |
| Height | 12 m |
| Coordinates | 644 738 / 175 893 |
| Head zone | seamlessly |
| Fall zone | covered free falling |
| Impact zone | Fels |
| Name | Giessbachfall VII |
| Height | 20 m |
| Coordinates | 644 734 / 175 927 |
| Head zone | seamlessly |
| Fall zone | covered free falling |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall VIII |
| Height | 35 m |
| Coordinates | 644 732 / 175 966 |
| Head zone | gradually |
| Fall zone | covered free falling |
| Impact zone | Rocks/Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall IX |
| Height | 25 m |
| Coordinates | 644 715 / 176 058 |
| Head zone | gradually |
| Fall zone | covering cascade |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall X |
| Height | 16 m |
| Coordinates | 644 704 / 176 082 |
| Head zone | gradually |
| Fall zone | covering cascade |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall XI |
| Height | 8 m |
| Coordinates | 644 574 / 176 101 |
| Head zone | seamlessly |
| Fall zone | covering cascade |
| Impact zone | Kolk |
| Name | Giessbachfall XII |
| Height | 11 m |
| Coordinates | 644 475 / 176 167 |
| Head zone | gradually |
| Fall zone | multiple cascaded |
| Impact zone | Lake |