Blankenburg
Blankenburg is a village in Zweisimmen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern. Blankenburg is situated nearby to the locality Laas, as well as near Mulebergwald.- Type: Village
- Description: village in the municipality of Zweisimmen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Blankenburg BE”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blankenburg Castle and Alte Post.
Blankenburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blankenburg Castle is a castle and administrative center in the municipality of Zweisimmen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Blankenburg railway station
Railway stop
Blankenburg railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Zweisimmen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line of the Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zweisimmen and Abländschen.
Zweisimmen
Village
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zweisimmen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Abländschen
Village
Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC0.
Abländschen is a village, which is situated 9 km northwest of Blankenburg.
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 10 km north of Blankenburg.
Blankenburg
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Zweisimmen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.54058° or 46° 32′ 26″ northLongitude
7.38967° or 7° 23′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FR9G9RQ+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 187278548OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q28669754
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Blankenburg” goes by many names.
- French: “Blankenburg BE”
- French: “Blankenburg”
- German: “Blankenburg BE”
- German: “Blankenburg”
- Irish: “Blankenburg”
- Italian: “Blankenburg”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blankenburg and Franciscus Church.
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