Birchegg

Birchegg is a neighborhood in Hasliberg, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern. Birchegg is situated nearby to the locality Geisschiir, as well as near the neighborhood Schlucht.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christophorus chapel and Brünig Pass.

Christophorus chapel

Church

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Christophorus chapel is a church.

Brünig Pass

Mountain saddle

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The Brünig Pass, at an altitude of 1,008 m, connects the Bernese Oberland and central Switzerland, linking Meiringen in the canton of Bern and Lungern in the canton of Obwalden. Brünig Pass is situated 3 km west of Birchegg.

Meiringen railway station

Railway station

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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 3 km south of Birchegg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meiringen and Lungern.

Meiringen

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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.

Lungern

Village

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Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It encompasses Lake Lungern and, besides the village of Lungern, the settlements of Bürglen, Kaiserstuhl and Obsee. Lungern is situated 4 km north of Birchegg.