Hälmeschwand

Hälmeschwand is a locality in Diemtigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,268 metres. Hälmeschwand is situated nearby to the locality Zigerbode, as well as near Pletsche.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hohniesen and Wiriehorn.

Hohniesen

Peak

The Hohniesen is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located near Frutigen in the Bernese Oberland. It lies between the Diemtigtal and the Frutigtal. Hohniesen is situated 3½ km southeast of Hälmeschwand.

Wiriehorn

Peak

Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.

The Wiriehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Zwischenflüh in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. Wiriehorn is situated 4 km southwest of Hälmeschwand.

Abendberg

Peak

Photo: WidmerThomas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abendberg is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Hälmeschwand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erlenbach im Simmental and Frutigen.

Erlenbach im Simmental

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

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 north of Hälmeschwand.

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.

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 9 km northeast of Hälmeschwand.

Hälmeschwand

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Haelmeschwand”
Location: Diemtigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.60712° or 46° 36′ 26″ north

Longitude

7.56415° or 7° 33′ 51″ east

Elevation

1,268 metres (4,160 feet)

Open location code

8FR9JH47+RM

GeoNames ID

11487916

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German: “Hälmeschwand”

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