Gschwänd

Gschwänd is a house in Zweisimmen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,302 metres. Gschwänd is situated nearby to the village Zweisimmen, as well as near St. Stephan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oberer Mannenberg Castle and Zweisimmen railway station.

Oberer Mannenberg Castle

Castle

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Oberer Mannenberg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Zweisimmen of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Oberer Mannenberg Castle is situated 1½ km northwest of Gschwänd.

Zweisimmen railway station

Railway station

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Zweisimmen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Zweisimmen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the terminus of the standard gauge Spiez–Zweisimmen line and of the 1,000 mm Montreux–Zweisimmen and Zweisimmen–Lenk im Simmental lines. Zweisimmen railway station is situated 2 km southwest of Gschwänd.

Blankenburg Castle

Castle

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Blankenburg Castle is a castle and administrative center in the municipality of Zweisimmen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Blankenburg Castle is situated 3 km south of Gschwänd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zweisimmen and St. Stephan.

Zweisimmen

Village

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Zweisimmen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

St. Stephan

Village

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St. Stephan is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The namesake is the First Century martyr. St. Stephan is situated 6 km south of Gschwänd.

Boltigen

Village

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Boltigen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Boltigen is a mixed community, with traits both of a burgess community and a village community. Boltigen is situated 7 km north of Gschwänd.

Gschwänd

Type: House
Also known as: “Gschwaend”
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Zweisimmen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.56314° or 46° 33′ 47″ north

Longitude

7.39824° or 7° 23′ 54″ east

Elevation

1,302 metres (4,272 feet)

Open location code

8FR9H97X+77

GeoNames ID

11465350

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German: “Gschwänd”

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