Canton of Bern
Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Reichenbach im Kandertal

Egg

Egg is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 1,201 metres. Egg is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gehrihorn and Aris ob Kien Castle.

Scenic viewpoint
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The is a mountain of the , overlooking in the . It lies at the northern end of the range between the Kandertal and the Kiental.

Castle
Photo: Huck1974, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruined medieval castle from the 12th Century. It is located in the in the .

Railway station
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Frutigen is a railway station in the and . The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is the junction point where the routes via the older Lötschberg tunnel and the more recent Lötschberg base tunnel diverge. is situated 2½ km west of Egg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frutigen and Mülenen.

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 6,900 people in the Canton of Berne and the site of the northern portal of the Lötschberg-Base-Tunnel that opened for railway traffic in 2007.

Village
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is a village in the of the . The village is divided between the municipalities of and . , on the Lötschberg railway line, and… is situated 5 km north of Egg.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km northeast of Egg.

Egg

Latitude
46.59421° or 46° 35′ 39″ north
Longitude
7.68405° or 7° 41′ 3″ east
Elevation
1,201 metres (3,940 feet)
Open location code
8FR9HMVM+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11425813975
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
11487962
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In Other Languages

“Egg” goes by many names.
  • German: “Egg”

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