Kiesen

Kiesen is a locality in Kiesen, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern and has about 753 residents. Kiesen is situated nearby to the village Oppligen, as well as near Jaberg.

Type: Locality with 753 residents
Also known as: “Kiessen”
Postal code: 3629

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kiesen Castle and Brenzikofen railway station.

Kiesen Castle

Castle

Photo: WillYs Fotowerkstatt, CC BY 3.0.

Kiesen Castle is a castle located in Kiesen in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. The castle was built in the 17th century for the Effinger family, of lower nobility, in the place of a ruin of a fort in same place.

Brenzikofen railway station

Railway station

Brenzikofen railway station

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Brenzikofen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Brenzikofen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG. This station is served as a request stop by local trains only.

Gerzensee

Lake

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Gerzensee is a lake in canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 25 ha. It gives the name to the village of Gerzensee. Gerzensee is situated 3 km northwest of Kiesen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oppligen and Jaberg.

Oppligen

Village

Oppligen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Jaberg

Village

Jaberg is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Herbligen

Village

Photo: Mmaegli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Herbligen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Kiesen

Location: Kiesen, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.81956° or 46° 49′ 10″ north

Longitude

7.58402° or 7° 35′ 3″ east

Population

753

Elevation

547 metres (1,795 feet)

United Nations Location Code

CH KIE

Open location code

8FR9RH9M+RJ

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Kiesen” goes by many names.

Chinese: “基森”
French: “Kiesen”
German: “Kiesen”
Italian: “Kiesen”
Kazakh: “Кизен”
Portuguese: “Kiesen”
Russian: “Кизен”
Spanish: “Kiesen”
Swedish: “Kiesen”

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