Brienz

For other uses, see Brienz (disambiguation).
For the Brienz of the 2023 rockfall, see Brienz/Brinzauls.
Brienz
Municipality
Flag of Brienz
Flag
Coat of arms of Brienz
Coat of arms
Location of Brienz
Map
Brienz is located in Switzerland
Brienz
Brienz
Brienz is located in Canton of Bern
Brienz
Brienz
Coordinates: 46°45′N 8°2′E / 46.750°N 8.033°E / 46.750; 8.033
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
Area
[1]
 • Total
48.0 km2 (18.5 sq mi)
Elevation
(Brienz village)
566 m (1,857 ft)
Highest elevation
(Schwarzhorn)
2,928 m (9,606 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Lake Brienz shore)
564 m (1,850 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
3,090
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3855
SFOS number0573
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byBrienzwiler, Flühli (LU), Grindelwald, Hofstetten bei Brienz, Iseltwald, Meiringen, Oberried am Brienzersee, Schwanden bei Brienz
Twin townsBrienz/Brinzauls (Switzerland), Tryavna (Bulgaria), Shimada (Japan)
Websitewww.brienz.ch
SFSO statistics

Brienz (US: /briˈɛnts/ bree-ENTS,[3][4] German: [briːnts],[5] Alemannic German pronunciation: [b̥riə̯nts])[6] is a village and municipality on the northern shore of Lake Brienz, at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain, and in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienz, the municipality includes the settlements of Kienholz and Axalp.

Politically, the municipality is located in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district of the canton of Bern.

  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.
  3. ^ "Brienz". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Brienz". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Brienz (BE)". Duden Online (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ^ Duden - Das Aussprachewörterbuch: Betonung und Aussprache von über 132.000 Wörtern und Namen (in German). Bibliographisches Institut GmbH. 2015. p. 250. ISBN 9783411911516. Retrieved 31 May 2019.