Birg

Birg is a summit of the , overlooking the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of . It lies on the east flank of the , above the village of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Schilthorn and Bietenhorn.

Peak
Photo: Schilthornbahn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain in the of , . The 2970 m summit overlooks the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the , and is the highest mountain in the range lying north of the .

Peak
Photo: Sandstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , located north of in the . It lies north-east of the , on the range between the Soustal and the main Lauterbrunnen valley.

Building
Photo: Ponte, CC BY 2.5.
is a revolving restaurant at the 2,970 m -high summit of the near in the , Switzerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mürren and Gimmelwald.

Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, with a resident population of 155 but hundreds of seasonal workers and 2000 hotel guests.

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is a picturesque hamlet in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. It's perched on a cliff edge looking down into the Weisse Lütschine valley towards , and in 2020 had a population of 130.

Village
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is a small village in Switzerland located at the base of the mountain in the , part of the district of . is situated 4 km southeast of Birg.

Birg

Latitude
46.56198° or 46° 33′ 43″ north
Longitude
7.85739° or 7° 51′ 27″ east
Elevation
2,684 metres (8,806 feet)
Open location code
8FR9HV64+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3227897672
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q11151331
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Birg” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيرغ”
  • Bulgarian: “Бирг”
  • Cebuano: “Birg”
  • Chinese: “比爾格峰 (伯爾尼茲阿爾卑斯山脈)”
  • Chinese: “比爾格峰”
  • Czech: “Birg”
  • Dutch: “Birg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيرج”
  • Hebrew: “בירג”
  • Japanese: “ビルク展望台”
  • Ladin: “Birg”
  • Persian: “بیرگ (آلپ برنز)”
  • Persian: “بیرگ”
  • Swedish: “Birg”

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