Meiringen

Meiringen
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Meiringen
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Meiringen is located in Switzerland
Meiringen
Meiringen
Meiringen is located in Canton of Bern
Meiringen
Meiringen
Coordinates: 46°43.643′N 8°11.24′E / 46.727383°N 8.18733°E / 46.727383; 8.18733
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
Area
[1]
 • Total40.7 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation
595 m (1,952 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total4,621
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3860
SFOS number0785
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byBrienz, Brienzwiler, Grindelwald, Hasliberg, Innertkirchen, Lungern (OW), Schattenhalb
Websitewww.meiringen.ch
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Meiringen (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪrɪŋən]) is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti, Sand, Stein, Unterbach, Unterheidon, Wylerli and Zaun. The municipal coat of arms shows a black eagle in a yellow field. ("Or an Eagle displayed Sable crowned, beaked, langued and membered of the first."[3]) Formerly the coat of arms of the entire Oberhasli Talschaft, this design continues the imperial coat of arms.[4]

Meiringen is famous for the nearby Reichenbach Falls, a waterfall that was the setting for the final showdown between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Professor Moriarty.[5] The village is also known for its claim to have been the place where meringue was first created.[6]

  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. ^ "Meiringen commune (Bern canton, Switzerland)". Flags of the World.com. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  4. ^ Wappenscheibe of 1680: Veröffentlichungen aus dem Stadtarchiv Innsbruck, 1988, p. 405. Gerhard Winterberger, Alexandre Jetzer, Ordo et libertas, 1982, p. 15. Die Rechtsquellen des Kantons Bern: Rechte der Landschaft, H. R. Sauerländer & Company, 1984, p. xxxii.
  5. ^ "Sherlock Holmes success no mystery". swissinfo.ch. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Meringue" (in German). Municipality of Meiringen. Retrieved 8 March 2013.