Kandersteg

Municipality in Switzerland
	Coat of arms
	Location of Kandersteg Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
	Coordinates: 46°30′N 7°40′E / 46.500°N 7.667°ECoordinates: 46°30′N 7°40′E / 46.500°N 7.667°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat ; with 7 members
• Mayor	Barbara Jost-Schrepfer
Area
• Total	133.9 km2 (51.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,174 m (3,852 ft)
Highest elevation (Balmhorn)	3,698 m (12,133 ft)
Lowest elevation (Bühl)	1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population (Dec 2010)
• Total	1,231
• Density	9.193/km2 (23.811/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3718
Surrounded by	Adelboden, Blatten (Lötschen) (VS), Ferden (VS), Frutigen, Kandergrund, Kippel (VS), Lauterbrunnen, Leukerbad (VS), Reichenbach im Kandertal, Wiler (Lötschen) (VS)
Website	www.kandersteg.ch ; SFSO statistics

Kandersteg is a municipality in the administrative district of Frutigen-Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is along the valley of the river Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif.

Gallery

Travellers in Kandersteg (1802 illustration by Samuel Weibel)
The upper Kander in the Gastern valley
View of Kandersteg from the east
View of Kandersteg from the west with the Blüemlisalp and Doldenhorn
Houses, cabins and tents in Kandersteg during the summer
Usseri Hauptstrasse mit Hotels, Schulhaus und Kongresshalle
Alpine dairy in Kandersteg
Swiss Reformed Church in Kandersteg
Panoramic view of Oeschinensee with Blüemlisalp, Fründenhorn and Doldenhorn (from Heuberg)

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Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Kandersteg Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Coordinates: 46°30′N 7°40′E / 46.500°N 7.667°E / 46.500; 7.667Coordinates: 46°30′N 7°40′E / 46.500°N 7.667°E / 46.500; 7.667
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 7 members
• Mayor	Barbara Jost-Schrepfer
Area
• Total	133.9 km² (51.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,174 m (3,852 ft)
Highest elevation (Balmhorn)	3,698 m (12,133 ft)
Lowest elevation (Bühl)	1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population (Dec 2010)
• Total	1,231
• Density	9.193/km² (23.811/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3718
Surrounded by	Adelboden, Blatten (Lötschen) (VS), Ferden (VS), Frutigen, Kandergrund, Kippel (VS), Lauterbrunnen, Leukerbad (VS), Reichenbach im Kandertal, Wiler (Lötschen) (VS)
Website	www.kandersteg.ch SFSO statistics