Kandersteg
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.
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Location of Kandersteg
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| 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 SFSO statistics |
Gallery
Oeschinen Lake
Kandersteg Media
- CH-NB - Grafiken Orts- und Landschaftsansichten - GS-GRAF-ANSI-BE-362.tif
Travellers in Kandersteg (1802 illustration by Samuel Weibel)
- Gasternholz.jpg
The upper Kander in the Gastern valley
- Kandersteg area in summer 2011 (7).JPG
View of Kandersteg from the east
- Kandersteg Valley.jpg
View of Kandersteg from the west with the Blüemlisalp and Doldenhorn
- Kandersteg area in summer 2011 (2).JPG
Houses, cabins and tents in Kandersteg during the summer
- Kandersteg-Hauptstrasse.jpg
Usseri Hauptstrasse mit Hotels, Schulhaus und Kongresshalle
- Ballenberg 1361 - Alpkäserei von Kandersteg BE - Südansicht.jpg
Alpine dairy in Kandersteg
- Kandersteg-Kirche-R.jpg
Swiss Reformed Church in Kandersteg
- 20190725 Oeschinensee-Panorama, Kandersteg (06540-42 stitch).jpg
Panoramic view of Oeschinensee with Blüemlisalp, Fründenhorn and Doldenhorn (from Heuberg)
References
Other websites
Media related to Kandersteg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Kandersteg Tourism (in English)