The Tschingel (2,326 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland. It constitutes the eastern end of the Grindelgrat, a ridge descending from the Garzen summit (2,710 m). The summit is on the border between Meiringen and Schattenhalb municipalities.
| Tschingel | |
|---|---|
 The Tschingel (centre) seen from the east side | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,326 m (7,631 ft) |
| Prominence | 21 m (69 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 46°42′13.4″N 8°8′26.7″E / 46.703722°N 8.140750°E |
| Geography | |
  Tschingel Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Bernese Oberland, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Bernese Alps |
The toponym Tschingel or Zingel is comparatively frequent in Central Switzerland. It is a derivation of Latin cingulum "girdle, belt" and refers to a horizontal band of naked rock, or striations in a rock face.[2]
References edit
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at 2,305 metres.
- ^ Weibel, Viktor (1976): Die Staffelung romanischer Elemente der innerschweizerischen Bergnamengebung. In: Beiträge zur Schweizer Namenkunde 14, 293-308. Heinrich Schmid, 'An der Westgrenze des Rätoromanischen: verkappte Zeugen einstigen Romanentums im Linthgebiet und benachbarten Teilen der Innerschweiz, Vox Romanica 39 (1980), 155ff.; cited after ortsnamen.ch.
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