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Brienz

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Also known as Brienz BE

Brienz ( , , ) is a village and municipality on the northern shore of Lake Brienz, at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain, and in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienz, the municipality includes the settlements of Kienholz and Axalp.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Brienz
Swiss town.image_photo
5562 - Brienz - Hauptstrasse.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Brienz COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Brienz Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Bern
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-BE
Swiss town.district
Interlaken-Oberhasli
Swiss town.postal_code
3855
Swiss town.municipality_code
0573
Swiss town.area
48.0
Swiss town.elevation
566
Swiss town.elevation_description
Brienz village
Swiss town.lowest
Lake Brienz shore
Swiss town.lowest_m
564
Swiss town.highest
Schwarzhorn
Swiss town.highest_m
2928
Swiss town.population
2981

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Points of interest
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Education
  • Transport
  • Twin town — sister city
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Brienz ( , , ) is a village and municipality on the northern shore of Lake Brienz, at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain, and in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienz, the municipality includes the settlements of Kienholz and Axalp.

Politically, the municipality is located in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district of the canton of Bern.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brienz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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