Gadmen

Gadmen
Valley of Gadmen
Valley of Gadmen
Coat of arms of Gadmen
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Gadmen is located in Switzerland
Gadmen
Gadmen
Gadmen is located in Canton of Bern
Gadmen
Gadmen
Coordinates: 46°44′N 8°20′E / 46.733°N 8.333°E / 46.733; 8.333
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
Government
 • MayorBarbara Kehrli
Area
 • Total116.4 km2 (44.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,205 m (3,953 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2011)
 • Total228
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3863
SFOS number0781
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byEngelberg (OW), Göschenen (UR), Guttannen, Innertkirchen, Oberwald (VS), Wassen (UR)
Twin townsVolketswil (Switzerland)
Websitewww.gadmen.ch
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Gadmen is a small village and a former municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2014, the former municipality of Gadmen merged into the municipality of Innertkirchen.[1]

The name Gadmen comes from the Old High German "gadum," meaning barn or small house, and was first mentioned in 1382.

The municipality is in a municipal partnership with Volketswil in the Canton of Zürich.

  1. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014