Interlaken
resort town in the Swiss canton of Bern / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interlaken is a town and municipality in the administrative district of Interlaken-Oberhasli in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is an important and well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, and the main transport gateway to the mountains and lakes of that region. In 2018, 5,610 people lived there.
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Interlaken | |
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Coordinates: 46°41′N 7°51′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
District | Interlaken-Oberhasli |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
• Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Urs Graf SPS/PSS (as of March 2014) |
• Parliament | Grosser Gemeinderat with 30 members |
Area | |
• Total | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 5,610 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Demonym | German: Interlakener(in) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 3800 |
SFOS number | 0581 |
Localities | Im Moos, Öli |
Surrounded by | Bönigen, Därligen, Matten bei Interlaken, Ringgenberg, Unterseen |
Twin towns | Scottsdale (USA), Ōtsu (Japan), Třeboň (Czech Republic) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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The town is on the Bödeli between two lakes Brienz and Thun.