Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district)
Encyclopedia
Frutigen-Niedersimmental District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 13 municipalities with an area of 773.93 km² (298.8 sq mi) and a population of 38,871.
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| Adelboden
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| align="center" | 88.20
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| Aeschi bei Spiez
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| align="center" | 30.88
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| Därstetten
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| align="center" | 32.80
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| Diemtigen
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| align="center" | 129.94
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| Erlenbach im Simmental
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| align="center" | 36.73
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| Frutigen
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| align="center" | 71.74
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| Kandergrund
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| align="center" | 32.07
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| Kandersteg
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| align="center" | 134.58
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| Krattigen
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| align="center" | 6.11
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| Oberwil im Simmental
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| align="center" | 46.09
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| Reichenbach im Kandertal
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 125.70
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| Spiez
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 16.75
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| Wimmis
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| align="center" | 22.34
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| || Total (13) || align="center" |
| align="center" | 773.93
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| Adelboden
Adelboden
Adelboden is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland.-Geography:Adelboden lies in the west of the Berner Oberland, at the end of the valley of the Engstlige river, which flows in Frutigen into the Kander river.Adelboden is a...
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| align="center" | 88.20
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Aeschi bei Spiez
Aeschi bei Spiez is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Views of the 17.5 km long Lake Thun are obtained from a little above Aeschi...
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| align="center" | 30.88
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| Därstetten
Därstetten
Därstetten is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Därstetten has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.9% is forested...
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| align="center" | 32.80
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| Diemtigen
Diemtigen
Diemtigen is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.In 1986, the community was awarded the Wakker Prize for preservation of its architectural heritage.-Geography:...
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| align="center" | 129.94
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Erlenbach im Simmental
Erlenbach im Simmental is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Erlenbach im Simmental has an area, , of . Of this area, or 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.9% is forested...
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| align="center" | 36.73
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Frutigen
Frutigen is a municipality in the Bernese Oberland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district.-History:...
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| align="center" | 71.74
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| Kandergrund
Kandergrund
Kandergrund is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:The area may have been lightly inhabited during the Bronze age, however the earliest documented settlement was around the Castle Felsenburg...
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| align="center" | 32.07
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| Kandersteg
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mountain scenery and sylvan alpine landscapes. Tourism is a...
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| align="center" | 134.58
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| Krattigen
Krattigen
Krattigen is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.It is located on a hill overlooking Lake Thun.-Geography:...
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| align="center" | 6.11
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| Oberwil im Simmental
Oberwil im Simmental
Oberwil im Simmental is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:...
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| align="center" | 46.09
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| Reichenbach im Kandertal
Reichenbach im Kandertal
Reichenbach im Kandertal is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Until 1957 it was known as Reichenbach bei Frutigen.-Geography:...
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| align="center" | 125.70
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Spiez
Spiez is a city in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Spiez has an area of . Of this area, 38.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.1% is forested...
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| align="center" | 16.75
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Wimmis
Wimmis is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Wimmis has an area of . Of this area, 30.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.8% is forested...
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| align="center" | 22.34
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| || Total (13) || align="center" |
| align="center" | 773.93
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