Oberstockensee

Oberstockensee is a small lake in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 11.8 ha. The lake is located above the village of Erlenbach im Simmental, below Stockhorn.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stockhorn and Hohmad.

Stockhorn

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Zumbo, Public domain.

The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the region of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland. It is located north of the town of Erlenbach im Simmental.

The Hohmad is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Blumenstein in the canton of Bern. It lies on the range north of the Simmental, approximately halfway between the Gantrisch and the Stockhorn.

Agensteinhaus

Museum

Photo: WillYs Fotowerkstatt, CC BY 3.0.

Agensteinhaus is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberstocken and Pohlern.

Oberstocken

Village

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Oberstocken is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipalities of Oberstocken, Niederstocken, and Höfen merged into the new municipality of Stocken-Höfen.

Pohlern

Village

Pohlern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Höfen

Village

Photo: Wolvus, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Höfen is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Höfen, Niederstocken and Oberstocken merged into the new municipality of Stocken-Höfen.

Oberstockensee

Type: Lake
Description: lake in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, above Erlenbach im Simmental, below Stockhorn
Category: body of water
Location: Erlenbach im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.68721° or 46° 41′ 14″ north

Longitude

7.52048° or 7° 31′ 14″ east

Elevation

1,665 metres (5,463 feet)

Open location code

8FR9MGPC+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 137420319

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

11396313

Wikidata ID

Q5822306

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“Oberstockensee” goes by many names.

Chinese: “上施托肯湖”
German: “Oberstockensee”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oberstockensee”
Portuguese: “Lago Oberstockensee”

Localities in the Area

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