Frutigen (district)
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Frutigen District was a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
with its seat at Frutigen
. It included seven municipalities in an area of 490 km²:
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....
with its seat at Frutigen
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:...
. It included seven municipalities in an area of 490 km²:
| Municipality | Population (01.01.2005) | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
3,686 | 88.2 |
| Aeschi bei Spiez 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... |
1,967 | 30.9 |
| Frutigen 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:... |
6,648 | 71.8 |
| 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... |
1,092 | 32.0 |
| 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... |
1,193 | 134.5 |
| 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:... |
916 | 6.0 |
| 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:... |
3,342 | 125.8 |