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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stockhorn and Oberstockensee.

Stockhorn

Scenic viewpoint

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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

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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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Latitude

46.68539° or 46° 41′ 7″ north

Longitude

7.54031° or 7° 32′ 25″ east

Elevation

1,593 metres (5,226 feet)

Open location code

8FR9MGPR+54

GeoNames ID

11396827

Wikidata ID

Q5767594

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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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