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Meiringen () is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti, Sand, Stein, Unterbach, Unterheidon, Wylerli and Zaun. The municipal coat of arms shows a black eagle in a yellow field. ("Or an Eagle displayed Sable crowned, beaked, langued and membered of the first.") Formerly the coat of arms of the entire Oberhasli Talschaft, this design continues the imperial coat of arms.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Meiringen
Swiss town.image_photo
6004 - Meiringen - Bahnhofstrasse.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Meiringen Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Meiringen COA.svg
Swiss town.canton
Bern
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-BE
Swiss town.district
Interlaken-Oberhasli
Swiss town.postal_code
3860
Swiss town.municipality_code
0785
Swiss town.area
40.7
Swiss town.elevation
595
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Brienz, Brienzwiler, Grindelwald, Hasliberg, Innertkirchen, Lungern (OW), Schattenhalb
Swiss town.website
www.meiringen.ch

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Meiringen

Auf dieser Seite finden Sie alles Wissenswerte zu unserer Gemeinde. Ausserdem können Sie am Online Schalter Dienstleistungen in Anspruch nehmen.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Meiringen
Population
4622
Area
40.63
Elevation
600
Official website
www.meiringen.ch
Image
5949 - Meiringen viewed from the Rothorn - Meiringen Air Force Base.jpg
Dialing code
033
Licence plate code
BE
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postal code
3860
Commons category
Meiringen
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/785
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  • Notable people
  • Climate
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Meiringen () is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti, Sand, Stein, Unterbach, Unterheidon, Wylerli and Zaun. The municipal coat of arms shows a black eagle in a yellow field. ("Or an Eagle displayed Sable crowned, beaked, langued and membered of the first.") Formerly the coat of arms of the entire Oberhasli Talschaft, this design continues the imperial coat of arms.

Meiringen is famous for the nearby Reichenbach Falls, a waterfall that was the setting for the final showdown between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Professor Moriarty. The village is also known for its claim to have been the place where meringue was first created.

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