Gambach

Gambach is a village in Rüschegg, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 890 metres. Gambach is situated near the locality Gummen, as well as near Schindlershaus.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Reformed Church and Guggershorn.

Guggershorn is a nagelfluh mountain with a conspicuous summit rock in the Bernese Prealps, northeast above Guggisberg in Switzerland. In 1828, the Sternenwirt Blaser built a staircase on the summit rock as a tourist attraction. Guggershorn is situated 3 km west of Gambach.

Pfyffe

Peak

Photo: Ulrich Schaefer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pfyffe is a mountain of the Bernese Alpine foothills located between the municipalities of Guggisberg and Rüschegg in the canton of Bern. It is part of the wooded range north of the Gurnigel Pass, which culminates at the Selibüel. Pfyffe is situated 4 km south of Gambach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schwarzenbühl Pass and Guggisberg.

Schwarzenbühl Pass

Locality

Photo: Ulflulfl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schwarzenbühl Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It connects Riffenmatt in the municipality of Guggisberg, south of Bern and Gurnigel Pass. Schwarzenbühl Pass is situated 3 km south of Gambach.

Guggisberg

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 4.0.

Guggisberg is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern. Guggisberg is situated 3½ km west of Gambach.

Schwarzenburg

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Schwarzenburg is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen. Schwarzenburg is situated 5 km northwest of Gambach.

Gambach

Type: Village
Postal code: 3153
Category: locality
Location: Rüschegg, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.77653° or 46° 46′ 36″ north

Longitude

7.37552° or 7° 22′ 32″ east

Elevation

890 metres (2,920 feet)

Open location code

8FR9Q9GG+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 288739976

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

7669587

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In Other Languages

“Gambach” goes by many names.

German: “Rüschegg Gambach”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Obergambach and Gummen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gemeindehaus and Schiessanlage 300m.

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