Ober Simmental

Ober Simmental is a valley in , and has an elevation of 1,481 metres. Ober Simmental is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
  • Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,481 metres
  • Description: valley in canton of Bern, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Ober Simmenthal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blankenburg Castle and Zweisimmen railway station.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a castle and administrative center in the municipality of in the canton of Bern in .

Railway station
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It is the terminus of the standard gauge Spiez–Zweisimmen line and of the 1,000 mm Montreux–Zweisimmen and Zweisimmen–Lenk im Simmental lines.

Railway stop
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line of the Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zweisimmen and St. Stephan.

Village
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is a municipality in the in the in .

Village
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is a municipality in the in the canton of Bern in . The namesake is the First Century martyr. is situated 4½ km south of Ober Simmental.

Village
Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Ober Simmental.

Ober Simmental

Latitude
46.55° or 46° 33′ north
Longitude
7.4° or 7° 24′ east
Elevation
1,481 metres (4,859 feet)
Open location code
8FR9HC22+22
Geo­Names ID
2659343
Wiki­data ID
Q22702002
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Satellite Map

Discover Ober Simmental from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ober Simmental” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ober Simmental”
  • Swedish: “Ober Simmental”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zweisimmen and Zweisimmen station.

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