Burgistein
Burgistein is a locality in Burgistein, Thun District, Canton of Bern and has about 1,060 residents. Burgistein is situated nearby to the locality Wattenwil, as well as near Grundbach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Burgistein Castle and Burgistein railway station.
Burgistein Castle
Castle
Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burgistein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Burgistein in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Burgistein railway station
Railway station
Burgistein railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Burgistein, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Gürbetal line of BLS AG.
Abegg foundation
Museum
Photo: Rogier van der Weyden, Public domain.
Abegg foundation is a museum, which is situated 3½ km north of Burgistein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wattenwil and Gurzelen.
Wattenwil
Village
Wattenwil is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Gurzelen
Village
Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gurzelen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Gurzelen is situated 2½ km east of Burgistein.
Lohnstorf
Village
Lohnstorf is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf and Mühlethurnen merged to form the municipality of Thurnen. Lohnstorf is situated 2½ km north of Burgistein.
Burgistein
- Type: Locality with 1,060 residents
- Postal code: 3664
- Location: Burgistein, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.78464° or 46° 47′ 5″ northLongitude
7.49988° or 7° 29′ 60″ eastPopulation
1,060Elevation
765 metres (2,510 feet)Open location code
8FR9QFMX+VXGeoNames ID
2661318
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Burgistein” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布爾吉斯泰因”
- French: “Burgistein”
- German: “Burgistein”
- Italian: “Burgistein”
- Kazakh: “Бургиштайн”
- Portuguese: “Burgistein”
- Russian: “Бургиштайн”
- Spanish: “Burgistein”
- Swedish: “Burgistein”
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