Höchhus

Höchhus is a building in Steffisburg, Thun District, Canton of Bern, which is located on Höchhusweg. Höchhus is situated near the fire station Feuerwehr Steffisburg, as well as near the police station Polizeiwache Steffisburg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Thun Castle and Thun railway station.

Thun Castle

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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 2 km south of Höchhus.

Thun railway station

Railway station

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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 2½ km south of Höchhus.

Steffisburg railway station

Railway station

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Steffisburg railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Steffisburg, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG. Steffisburg railway station is situated 2 km west of Höchhus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steffisburg and Schwendibach.

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.

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.

Thun

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thun is a small city in the Bernese Highlands of Bern Canton, Switzerland. Its surface area is 21.7 km², and it had about 44,000 inhabitants in 2017.

Höchhus

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: Höchhusweg 17, Steffisburg, 3612
Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
Location: Steffisburg, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.77758° or 46° 46′ 39″ north

Longitude

7.63734° or 7° 38′ 14″ east

Elevation

586 metres (1,923 feet)

Open location code

8FR9QJHP+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 465419871

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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