Lower lock (1723/24)
Lower lock (1723/24) is a weir in Thun, Canton of Bern. Lower lock (1723/24) is situated nearby to the theater building Alte Oele, as well as near the bridge Mühlebrücke.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: weir building in Thun in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Untere Schleusen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thun Castle and Stockbrunnenn at Rosengarten (1870).
Thun Castle
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 210 metres north of Lower lock (1723/24).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steffisburg and Schwendibach.
Steffisburg
Town
Photo: Clark park, Public domain.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. Schwendibach is situated 2½ km northeast of Lower lock (1723/24).
Allmendingen bei Thun
Neighborhood
Strättligen is a former municipality of the Swiss canton of Bern, since 1920 incorporated into the municipality of Thun. Its area accounts for roughly the southern half of the territory of present-day Thun municipality, including the districts of Scherzligen, Dürrenast, Neufeld, Allmendingen, Buchholz, Schoren, Gwatt. Allmendingen bei Thun is situated 3 km southwest of Lower lock (1723/24).
Lower lock (1723/24)
- Categories: weir, bridge, and tourism
- Location: Thun, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.75804° or 46° 45′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.62997° or 7° 37′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FR9QJ5H+6X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Lower lock (1723/24)” goes by many names.
- German: “Untere Schleuse (1723/24)”
- German: “Untere Schleuse (Freienhofgasse 8, Thun)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Untere Schleusen and Alte Oele.
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