Obere Balme
Obere Balme is a locality in Kandergrund, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,277 metres. Obere Balme is situated nearby to the locality Hore, as well as near the neighborhood Inner Kandergrund.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elsighorn and Blausee.
Elsighorn
Peak
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The Elsighorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, overlooking Kandergrund in the Bernese Oberland.
Blausee
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Blausee is a lake in Bernese Oberland, Kandergrund, Switzerland. It is located near the Kander river. The lake has an elevation of 887 metres and an area of 0.64 hectares.
Kandergrund power station
Industrial building
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Kandergrund power station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitholz and Frutigen.
Mitholz
Hamlet
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Mitholz or Blausee-Mitholz is a village in Kandergrund municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with 170 inhabitants as of 2020. Blausee-Mitholz is a station on the Lötschberg railway line. Mitholz is situated 3 km southeast of Obere Balme.
Frutigen
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Frutigen is a town of 6,900 people in the Swiss Canton of Berne and the site of the northern portal of the Lötschberg-Base-Tunnel that opened for railway traffic in 2007.
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is a village in the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. Located in the heart of the Alps, Kandersteg is the perfect location to explore the mountains and observe the traditional Swiss alpine lifestyle and it is also on the edge of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO world heritage site.
Obere Balme
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kandergrund, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.5465° or 46° 32′ 47″ northLongitude
7.64855° or 7° 38′ 55″ eastElevation
1,277 metres (4,190 feet)Open location code
8FR9GJWX+JCGeoNames ID
11465449
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In Other Languages
“Obere Balme” goes by many names.
- German: “Obere Balme”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hore and Inner Kandergrund.
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Highlights include Chilchhore and Station Blausee-Mitholz.
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