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Bernese Oberland (Bernese Highlands) is the higher part of the canton of Bern,
SwitzerlandSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
, in the southern end of the canton: The area around
Lake ThunLake Thun is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore.Lake Thun's approximately 2,500 km² large catchment area frequently causes local flooding after heavy rainfalls...
and
Lake BrienzLake Brienz is a lake just north of the Alps, in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. The lake took its name from the village Brienz on its northern shore. Interlaken and the villages Matten and Unterseen lie to the south west of the lake. The shores are steep, and there is almost no shallow water...
, and the valleys of the
Bernese AlpsThe Bernese Alps are a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Lucerne, Obwalden, Fribourg and...
(thus, the inhabitable parts from approximately the level of Lake Thun at 558 m).
The Flag of the Bernese Oberland consists of a black eagle in a gold field (in reference to the region's old status as reichsfrei) over two fields in the cantonal colours of red and black.
Districts considered part of the Oberland are:
- Thun (district)
The District of Thun is one of the 25 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Thun. The district has an area of 285 km² and consists of 27 municipalities:...
- Interlaken (district)
The Interlaken district in the Canton of Bern with administrative capital Interlaken comprises 23 municipalities over 724 km²:*CH-3803 Beatenberg*CH-3806 Bönigen*CH-3855 Brienz*CH-3856 Brienzwiler*CH-3707 Därligen*CH-3818 Grindelwald*CH-3814 Gsteigwiler...
- Oberhasli (district)
- Frutigen (district)
The administrative district of Frutigen in the Swiss canton of Bern with its seat Frutigen includes seven municipalities in an area of 490 km²:-References:This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.-External links:...
- Obersimmental (district)
The District of Obersimmental is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is Blankenburg in the municipality of Zweisimmen. The district has an area of 334 km² and consists of 4 municipalities:...
- Niedersimmental (district)
The District of Niedersimmental is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Wimmis. The district has an area of 319 km² and consists of 9 municipalities:...
- Saanen (district)
The District of Saanen is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Saanen. The district has an area of 241 km² and consists of 3 municipalities:...
The
Swiss GermanSwiss German is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy...
dialects spoken in the Bernese Oberland are
Highest Alemannic GermanHighest Alemannic is a branch of Alemannic dialects and belongs to the German language, even though mutual intelligibility with Standard German and other non-Alemannic German dialects is very limited....
, contrasting with the High Alemannic
Bernese GermanBernese German is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Swiss plateau part of the canton of Bern and in some neighbouring regions.- Varieties :There is a lot of regional variation within the Bernese German Dialects...
spoken in
BerneThe city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with 122,658 people, the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 343,600...
and the northern parts of the canton.
In the short-lived
Helvetic RepublicIn Swiss history, the Helvetic Republic represented an early attempt to impose a central authority over Switzerland, which until then consisted mainly of self-governing cantons united by a loose military alliance, and conquered territories such as Vaud...
, the Bernese Oberland was made a separate canton, (
Canton of OberlandOberland was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic , corresponding to the area of the Bernese Oberland, with its capital at Thun....
).
Tourism
The Bernese Oberland is well known for touristic reasons.
There are 9 destinations:
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