Winkelmatt

Winkelmatt is a locality in Schwarzenburg District, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Winkelmatt is situated nearby to the locality Dorfmatten, as well as near Tannen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schwarzenburg railway station and Guggershorn.

Schwarzenburg railway station

Railway station

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Schwarzenburg railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Schwarzenburg, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the southern terminus of the standard gauge Bern–Schwarzenburg line of BLS AG.

Guggershorn

Peak

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Guggershorn is a nagelfluh mountain with a conspicuous summit rock in the Bernese Prealps, northeast above Guggisberg in Switzerland. In 1828, the Sternenwirt Blaser built a staircase on the summit rock as a tourist attraction. Guggershorn is situated 3½ km south of Winkelmatt.

Helfenstein castle ruin

Castle

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Helfenstein castle ruin is situated 3 km northwest of Winkelmatt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schwarzenburg and Wahlern.

Schwarzenburg

Village

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Schwarzenburg is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen.

Wahlern

Village

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Wahlern is a former municipality of the canton of Bern in Switzerland and seat of the Bern-Mittelland administrative district. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen merged in the new municipality of Schwarzenburg. Wahlern is situated 3 km north of Winkelmatt.