Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments

The Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments is a museum in the village of Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Switzerland
Also known as: “Museum für Uhren und Mechanische Musik” and “Museum für Uhren und mechanische Musikinstrumente”
Address: Staatsstrasse 18, Oberhofen am Thunersee, 3653

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oberhofen Castle and Alt-Oberhofen Castle.

Oberhofen Castle

Castle

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Oberhofen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oberhofen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Oberhofen Castle is situated 280 metres northwest of Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments.

Alt-Oberhofen Castle

Castle

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Alt-Oberhofen Castle is situated 500 metres north of Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments.

Klösterli

Building

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Klösterli is a building, which is situated 230 metres north of Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberhofen am Thunersee and Hilterfingen.

Oberhofen am Thunersee

Village

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Oberhofen am Thunersee is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Hilterfingen

Village

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Hilterfingen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Heiligenschwendi

Village

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Heiligenschwendi is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Heiligenschwendi is situated 2½ km north of Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments.

Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments

Categories: technology museum, memory institution, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.72848° or 46° 43′ 43″ north

Longitude

7.67174° or 7° 40′ 18″ east

Open location code

8FR9PMHC+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35108662

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q6940720

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Museum für Uhren und mechanische Musikinstrumente”
Dutch: “Museum voor Uurwerken en Mechanische Muziekinstrumenten”
German: “Museum für Uhren und mechanische Musikinstrumente”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum für Uhren und Mechanische Musik and Hallen- und Freibad Oberhofen.

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