Hinterstockensee
The Hinterstockensee is a lake below the Stockhorn and near Oberstockensee in the Swiss municipality of Erlenbach im Simmental in the Canton of Bern. The lake has a 100-metre-long island and is located at an elevation of 1595 meters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Stockhorn and Oberstockensee.
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.
Oberstockensee
Lake
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.
Agensteinhaus
Museum
Photo: WillYs Fotowerkstatt, CC BY 3.0.
Agensteinhaus is a museum, which is situated 3 km south of Hinterstockensee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberstocken and Niederstocken.
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. Oberstocken is situated 3½ km north of Hinterstockensee.
Niederstocken
Village
Niederstocken 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 Niederstocken, Oberstocken and Höfen merged into the new municipality of Stocken-Höfen. Niederstocken is situated 4 km northeast of Hinterstockensee.
Pohlern
Village
Pohlern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Pohlern is situated 4½ km north of Hinterstockensee.
Hinterstockensee
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake above Erlenbach im Simmental in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland
- Category: body of water
- Location: Erlenbach im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Hinterstockensee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “後施托肯湖”
- German: “Hinterstockensee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hinterstockensee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Hinterstockensee”
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