Otteschwand
Otteschwand is a locality in Diemtigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,560 metres. Otteschwand is situated nearby to the hamlet Gsässweid, as well as near the locality Springboden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Drunengalm and Fromberghorn.
Drunengalm
Peak
The Drunengalm is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Diemtigen and Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Bernese Oberland. Drunengalm is situated 2½ km east of Otteschwand.
Fromberghorn
Peak
Photo: Ferdinand Hodler, Public domain.
The Fromberghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Diemtigen and Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Bernese Oberland. It lies just south of the Niesen. Fromberghorn is situated 3½ km northeast of Otteschwand.
Farmhouse Obere Walkenmatte
Residential building
Photo: Matutinho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Farmhouse Obere Walkenmatte is a residential building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frutigen and Erlenbach im Simmental.
Frutigen
Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Erlenbach im Simmental
Village
Erlenbach im Simmental is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Erlenbach im Simmental is situated 6 km northwest of Otteschwand.
Wimmis
Village
Photo: Sgruenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wimmis is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Wimmis is situated 7 km northeast of Otteschwand.
Otteschwand
- Type: Locality
- Location: Diemtigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.61757° or 46° 37′ 3″ northLongitude
7.58878° or 7° 35′ 20″ eastElevation
1,560 metres (5,118 feet)Open location code
8FR9JH9Q+2GGeoNames ID
11487832
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“Otteschwand” goes by many names.
- German: “Otteschwand”
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