Mad
Mad is a locality in Zweisimmen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,232 metres. Mad is situated nearby to the locality Glinggi, as well as near Risiboden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Turnen and Weissenburg Castle.
Turnen
Peak
The Turnen is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Zwischenflüh in the Bernese Oberland. It lies in the range between the Simmental and the Diemtigtal. Turnen is situated 3½ km east of Mad.
Weissenburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Mmathys00, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weissenburg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Därstetten of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. Weissenburg Castle is situated 2½ km northeast of Mad.
Oberwil im Simmental railway station
Railway stop
Oberwil im Simmental railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Oberwil im Simmental, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the Spiez–Zweisimmen line and is served by local trains only.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwil im Simmental and Boltigen.
Oberwil im Simmental
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberwil im Simmental is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Boltigen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
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 5 km west of Mad.
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 8 km east of Mad.
Mad
- Type: Locality
- Location: Zweisimmen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.63957° or 46° 38′ 23″ northLongitude
7.45251° or 7° 27′ 9″ eastElevation
1,232 metres (4,042 feet)Open location code
8FR9JFQ3+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 12589714289OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
11487863
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“Mad” goes by many names.
- German: “Mad”
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