Breitenegg
Breitenegg is a hamlet in Wynigen, Emmental, Canton of Bern. Breitenegg is situated nearby to the locality Grütt, as well as near Weiermatt.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grimmenstein ruin and Friesenberg Castle.
Grimmenstein ruin
Castle
Photo: Bern ryser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grimmenstein ruin is a castle, which is situated 2½ km south of Breitenegg.
Friesenberg Castle
Castle
Photo: Kurt Gasser 1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Friesenberg Castle is situated 4 km southeast of Breitenegg.
Wynigen railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Werhmüller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wynigen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Wynigen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Olten–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways. Wynigen railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of Breitenegg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hermiswil and Wynigen.
Hermiswil
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermiswil is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 it merged into the municipality of Seeberg. Hermiswil is situated 2½ km north of Breitenegg.
Wynigen
Village
Wynigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Wynigen is situated 3 km southwest of Breitenegg.
Steinhof
Village
Photo: RaW, Public domain.
Steinhof is a former municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is an enclave in the canton of Bern. The municipality of Steinhof merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Aeschi. Steinhof is situated 3½ km north of Breitenegg.
Breitenegg
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Wynigen, Emmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.12931° or 47° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
7.69542° or 7° 41′ 44″ eastElevation
625 metres (2,051 feet)Open location code
8FV94MHW+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 746915771OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
7670088
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