Zweisimmen is a municipality

Municipalities of Switzerland

Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...

 in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district

Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district)

Obersimmental-Saanen District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 7 municipalities with an area of and a population of 16,784....

 in the canton

Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...

 of Bern in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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Geography

Zweisimmen has an area of 73.2 km² (28.3 sq mi). Of this area, 56.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It is formed from the smaller communities of Blankenburg, Mannried and Oeschseite. Blankenburg with its castle (Schloss Blankenburg) is the principal community of Zweisimmen.

Demographics

Zweisimmen has a population (as of ) of .