Boltigen

Boltigen
Boltigen village
Boltigen village
Coat of arms of Boltigen
Location of Boltigen
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Boltigen is located in Switzerland
Boltigen
Boltigen
Boltigen is located in Canton of Bern
Boltigen
Boltigen
Coordinates: 46°37′N 7°23′E / 46.617°N 7.383°E / 46.617; 7.383
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictObersimmental-Saanen
Government
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Klaus Meinen-Roschi
(as of 2008)
Area
 • Total77.0 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Elevation
814 m (2,671 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,262
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3766
SFOS number0791
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byDiemtigen, Jaun (FR), Oberwil im Simmental, Plaffeien (FR), Saanen, Zweisimmen
Websitewww.boltigen.ch
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Boltigen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Boltigen is a mixed community, with traits both of a burgess community and a village community. Beside it, there is also a reformed evangelical Church community. The history of the community goes back to 1386 and the so-called Freiheitsbrief von 1386.

The community president is Hermann Maurer, since 1 January 2005.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.