Hinterburgsee
Hinterburgsee is a lake in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5 ha. Hinterburgsee has an elevation of 1,523 metres.Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Hinterburgseeli”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oltschiburg and Axalphorn.
Oltschiburg
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oltschiburg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps Switzerland, overlooking Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland. It lies on the chain that lies north of the Grosse Scheidegg and that culminates at the Schwarzhorn.
Axalphorn
Peak
Axalphorn is a peak of the Bernese Oberland, at an altitude of 2321 m. The summit is on the municipal border between Brienz and Brienzwiler. The Axalp ski resort is on the northern slope of Axalphorn.
Schwarzhorn
Peak
The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Brienz and Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. With a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the group north of the Grosse Scheidegg Pass. Schwarzhorn is situated 3½ km south of Hinterburgsee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axalp and Hofstetten bei Brienz.
Axalp
Village
Photo: Hadi, Public domain.
Axalp is a high alpine pasture in the Bernese Oberland, on the northern slope of Axalphorn, overlooking Lake Brienz, today part of Brienz municipality.
Hofstetten bei Brienz
Village
Photo: Noemieki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hofstetten bei Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Hofstetten bei Brienz is situated 4 km north of Hinterburgsee.
Brienzwiler
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brienzwiler is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienzwiler, the municipality also includes the settlement of Balmhof. Brienzwiler is situated 4½ km northeast of Hinterburgsee.
Hinterburgsee
- Category: lake
- Location: Brienz, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.71799° or 46° 43′ 5″ northLongitude
8.0676° or 8° 4′ 3″ eastElevation
1,523 metres (4,997 feet)Open location code
8FRCP399+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 27142606OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Portuguese—“Hinterburgsee” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Hinterburgsee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hinterburgsee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Hinterburgsee”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Urserli and Rooscht.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hennefidle and Axalp Restaurant Hilten North.
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