Prasti

Prasti is a neighborhood in Meiringen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern. Prasti is situated nearby to the locality Bielwald, as well as near Ey.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Reichenbach Falls and Meiringen railway station.

Reichenbach Falls

Waterfall

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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". Reichenbach Falls is situated 2½ km southeast of Prasti.

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.

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 3½ km north of Prasti.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schattenhalb and Brienzwiler.

Schattenhalb

Village

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Schattenhalb is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality includes the settlements of Willigen, Geissholz, Falcheren and Lüögen. Schattenhalb is situated 3 km east of Prasti.

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 4½ km northwest of Prasti.