Reichenbachfall
Reichenbachfall is a waterfall in Schattenhalb, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern. Reichenbachfall is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Sherlock Holmes and Professor James Moriarty, as well as near the reservoir Staubecken Zwirgi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reichenbach Falls and Meiringen railway station.
Reichenbach Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reichenbach Falls is a waterfall in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, which drop a height of 250 metres. In literature, the upper Great Reichenbach Fall is the location of the final altercation between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest foe, Professor Moriarty, in "The Final Problem".
Meiringen railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meiringen railway station is a railway station, in the town of Meiringen in the Swiss canton of Bern, and at the junction of two railway lines. The Brünig line of the Zentralbahn is an inter-regional metre gauge railway that links Interlaken and Lucerne, whilst the Meiringen–Innertkirchen line of the Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn is a local railway that links to Innertkirchen and the Aare Gorge. Meiringen railway station is situated 1½ km north of Reichenbachfall.
Reformed Church with annexes
Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reformed Church with annexes is situated 2 km north of Reichenbachfall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meiringen and Innertkirchen.
Meiringen
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Meiringen is a town in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland. with a population in 2020 of 4666. It's a winter sports and mountain hiking resort, best known for the Reichenbach Falls, scene of the fictional death of Sherlock Holmes and his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty.
Innertkirchen
Village
Photo: Falk Lademann, CC BY 2.0.
Innertkirchen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipality of Gadmen was merged into the municipality of Innertkirchen. Innertkirchen is situated 3½ km east of Reichenbachfall.
Brienzwiler
Village
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Brienzwiler is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienzwiler, the municipality also includes the settlement of Balmhof. Brienzwiler is situated 7 km northwest of Reichenbachfall.
Reichenbachfall
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Schattenhalb, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.71319° or 46° 42′ 48″ northLongitude
8.18243° or 8° 10′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FRCP57J+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 444685019OpenStreetMap feature
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