Giebel

Giebel is a locality in Lenk im Simmental, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,561 metres. Giebel is situated nearby to the village Matten, as well as near the locality Am Obere Stutz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Albristhorn and Matten railway station.

Albristhorn

Peak

Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY 3.0.

The Albristhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, overlooking Lenk and Adelboden in the canton of Bern. It is the highest summit of the chain lying between the Wildstrubel and Lake Thun and which is the watershed between the Simme and the Kander. Albristhorn is situated 3½ km east of Giebel.

Matten railway station

Railway stop

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

St Stephan

Aerodrome

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Stephan is an aerodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Stephan and Zweisimmen.

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 4 km northwest of Giebel.

Zweisimmen

Village

Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zweisimmen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Zweisimmen is situated 8 km northwest of Giebel.

Adelboden

Village

Photo: Barbe-sauvage, CC0.

Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Highlands. Adelboden is situated 9 km east of Giebel.

Giebel

Type: Locality
Location: Lenk im Simmental, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.49433° or 46° 29′ 40″ north

Longitude

7.44187° or 7° 26′ 31″ east

Elevation

1,561 metres (5,121 feet)

Open location code

8FR9FCVR+PP

GeoNames ID

2660620

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