Saxeten

Saxeten
Interlaken as viewed from Saxeten
Interlaken as viewed from Saxeten
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Coat of arms of Saxeten
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Saxeten is located in Switzerland
Saxeten
Saxeten
Saxeten is located in Canton of Bern
Saxeten
Saxeten
Coordinates: 46°38′N 7°50′E / 46.633°N 7.833°E / 46.633; 7.833
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
Government
 • MayorRobert Seematter
Area
 • Total19.02 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Elevation
1,103 m (3,619 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total99
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3813>
SFOS number0591
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
LocalitiesAeschi bei Spiez, Därligen, Lauterbrunnen, Leissigen, Wilderswil
Websitewww.saxeten.ch
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Saxeten is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

In 1999, Saxeten became internationally known following an incident where 21 tourists and guides were killed in a flash flood in the Saxetbach gorge.

  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.