Lauterbrunnen

Lauterbrunnen
Valley of Lauterbrunnen
Valley of Lauterbrunnen
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Coat of arms of Lauterbrunnen
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Lauterbrunnen is located in Switzerland
Lauterbrunnen
Lauterbrunnen
Lauterbrunnen is located in Canton of Bern
Lauterbrunnen
Lauterbrunnen
Coordinates: 46°36′N 7°54′E / 46.600°N 7.900°E / 46.600; 7.900
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
Government
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Karl Näpflin[1] (ad interim)
(as of 18 August 2022)
Area
 • Total164.4 km2 (63.5 sq mi)
Elevation
(Church)
802 m (2,631 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[3]
 • Total2,290
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
DemonymGerman: Lautenbrunner/in
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3822
SFOS number0584
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
LocalitiesLauterbrunnen, Wengen, Mürren, Gimmelwald, Stechelberg, Isenfluh, Soustal, Sefinental
Surrounded byAeschi bei Spiez, Blatten (Lötschen) (VS), Fieschertal (VS), Grindelwald, Gündlischwand, Kandersteg, Lütschental, Reichenbach im Kandertal, Saxeten, Wilderswil
Websitewww.lauterbrunnen.ch
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Lauterbrunnen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality comprises the other villages of Wengen, Mürren, Gimmelwald, Stechelberg, and Isenfluh, as well as several other hamlets. The population of the village of Lauterbrunnen is less than that of Wengen, but larger than that of the others.

The municipality comprises the Lauterbrunnen Valley (German: Lauterbrunnental), located at the foot of the Bernese Alps. It is notably overlooked by the Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau and many other high peaks. The valley, drained by the White Lütschine, comprises the Soustal, the Sefinental and the upper Lauterbrunnen Valley with Untersteinberg. The valley includes several glaciers. Together with the adjacent valley of Grindelwald, the Lauterbrunnen Valley forms part of the Jungfrau Region of the Bernese Oberland, between Interlaken and the main crest of the Bernese Alps.

Similarly to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen has become a major tourist destination. It is connected to Interlaken by the Bernese Oberland Railway and is the start of the Wengernalp Railway, leading to Kleine Scheidegg. The latter resort is the start of the Jungfrau Railway, the highest railway in Europe and a gateway to the Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area.

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