Balzenberg

Balzenberg is a residential area in Erlenbach im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern. Balzenberg is situated nearby to the railway stop Ringoldingen railway station, as well as near the peak Stockeflue.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ringoldingen railway station and Stockhorn.

Railway stop

Ringoldingen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Erlenbach im Simmental, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the Spiez–Zweisimmen line and is served as a request stop by local trains only. Ringoldingen railway station is situated 1 km south of Balzenberg.

Scenic viewpoint

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The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the region of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland. It is located north of the town of Erlenbach im Simmental. Stockhorn is situated 3½ km north of Balzenberg.

Lake

Oberstockensee is a small lake in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 11.8 ha. The lake is located above the village of Erlenbach im Simmental, below Stockhorn.

Nearby places include Diemtigen and Oberstocken.

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 4 km southeast of Balzenberg.

Village

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Oberstocken is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipalities of Oberstocken, Niederstocken, and Höfen merged into the new municipality of Stocken-Höfen. Oberstocken is situated 6 km northeast of Balzenberg.