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
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
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Gidoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Clark park, Public domain.
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″ northLongitude
7.6704° or 7° 40′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FR9QMGC+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6174789335OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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