Puntel

Puntel is a locality in Oberwil im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern. Puntel is situated nearby to the locality Pfyffenegg, as well as near Satz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Turnen and Weissenburg Castle.

Turnen

Peak

The Turnen is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Zwischenflüh in the Bernese Oberland. It lies in the range between the Simmental and the Diemtigtal. Turnen is situated 2½ km east of Puntel.

Weissenburg Castle

Castle

Photo: Mmathys00, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Weissenburg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Därstetten of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. Weissenburg Castle is situated 4 km north of Puntel.

Oberwil im Simmental railway station

Railway stop

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Oberwil im Simmental railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Oberwil im Simmental, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the Spiez–Zweisimmen line and is served by local trains only. Oberwil im Simmental railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Puntel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boltigen and Erlenbach im Simmental.

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 5 km west of Puntel.

Erlenbach im Simmental

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Erlenbach im Simmental is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Erlenbach im Simmental is situated 8 km northeast of Puntel.

Diemtigen

Village

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Diemtigen is a village and a municipality of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located at the northern end of the Diemtigtal elevated on a plateau west above the creek Chirel. Diemtigen is situated 9 km east of Puntel.

Puntel

Type: Locality
Location: Oberwil im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.62529° or 46° 37′ 31″ north

Longitude

7.45976° or 7° 27′ 35″ east

Open location code

8FR9JFG5+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4672245916

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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