Tales of Rural Life in Europe | European Journal

DW (English) 2010-08-19

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Switzerland: Braunwald - the village that slips a little every day.
For years, Braunwald has been moving in one direction - downwards. The mountain village in Glarnerland is gradually, but unstoppably slipping. Local residents are doing their best to ignore the problem.Every year, the village slips a few centimeters further into the valley. Almost all its houses have cracks, and ten years ago several thousand cubic meters of earth took a tumble over the cliff edge. But local residents are relaxed about the issue. They prefer to talk about the beauty of their village, and tell you where the best restaurants are. The experts are frustrated. Land surveyors have been observing the changes with great concern. They believe the population urgently needs to be relocated.

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