Oltschiburg

The Oltschiburg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps Switzerland, overlooking Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland. It lies on the chain that lies north of the Grosse Scheidegg and that culminates at the Schwarzhorn.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Axalphorn and Hinterburgsee.

Axalphorn

Peak

Axalphorn is a peak of the Bernese Oberland, at an altitude of 2321 m. The summit is on the municipal border between Brienz and Brienzwiler. The Axalp ski resort is on the northern slope of Axalphorn.

Hinterburgsee

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Hinterburgsee is a lake in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5 ha.

Schwarzhorn

Peak

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The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Brienz and Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. With a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the group north of the Grosse Scheidegg Pass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Axalp and Brienzwiler.

Axalp

Village

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Axalp is a high alpine pasture in the Bernese Oberland, on the northern slope of Axalphorn, overlooking Lake Brienz, today part of Brienz municipality.

Brienzwiler

Village

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Brienzwiler is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienzwiler, the municipality also includes the settlement of Balmhof.