Lenk

Lenk is a locality in Lenk im Simmental, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern and has about 2,270 residents and an elevation of 1,067 metres. Lenk is situated nearby to the locality Indere Brand, as well as near Gütsch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lenk im Simmental railway station and St. Mauritius.

Lenk im Simmental railway station

Railway station

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Lenk im Simmental railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Lenk im Simmental, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the eastern terminus of the 1,000 mm Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line of the Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway.

St. Mauritius

Church

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St. Mauritius is a church.

Lenkerhof

Hotel

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Lenkerhof is a hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Stephan and Adelboden.

St. Stephan

Village

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St. Stephan is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The namesake is the First Century martyr. St. Stephan is situated 7 km northwest of Lenk.

Adelboden

Village

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Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Highlands. Adelboden is situated 10 km northeast of Lenk.

Lenk

Type: Locality with 2,270 residents
Postal code: 3775
Location: Lenk im Simmental, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.45826° or 46° 27′ 30″ north

Longitude

7.44298° or 7° 26′ 35″ east

Population

2,270

Elevation

1,067 metres (3,501 feet)

United Nations Location Code

CH LNK

Open location code

8FR9FC5V+85

GeoNames ID

2659956

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In Other Languages

“Lenk” goes by many names.

German: “Lenk im Simmental”

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