Gappen

Gappen is a neighborhood in Homberg, Thun District, Canton of Bern. Gappen is situated nearby to the locality Nüchtersmaad, as well as near the neighborhood Wittiwil.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thun Castle and Thun railway station.

Thun Castle

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Thun Castle is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Thun Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Gappen.

Thun railway station

Railway station

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Thun is a railway station in the town of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. At the station, the Swiss Federal Railways owned Bern to Thun main line makes a junction with the other lines, all owned by the BLS AG. Thun railway station is situated 4 km southwest of Gappen.

Art Museum Thun

Museum

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Art Museum Thun is situated 3½ km southwest of Gappen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schwendibach and Steffisburg.

Schwendibach

Village

Schwendibach is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg.

Steffisburg

Town

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Steffisburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg. Steffisburg is situated 2½ km west of Gappen.

Heiligenschwendi

Village

Photo: Flodur63, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heiligenschwendi is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Heiligenschwendi is situated 3 km south of Gappen.

Gappen

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Homberg, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.77674° or 46° 46′ 36″ north

Longitude

7.6704° or 7° 40′ 14″ east

Open location code

8FR9QMGC+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6174789335

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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