Oberhasli district

Also known as Hasli region, Oberhasli, Haslital, Amtsbezirk Oberhasli

The Oberhasli is a historical Landvogtei or Talschaft in the Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, bordering on the cantons of Obwalden (OW), Nidwalden (NW), Uri (UR) and Wallis (VS).

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Oberhasli
Settlement.image_flag: CHE Meiringen Flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: CHE Meiringen COA.svg
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms of Meiringen, also used to represent the Talschaft as a whole.
Settlement.settlement_type: Talschaft
Settlement.image_map: Karte Bezirk Oberhasli 2007.png
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Canton
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Interlaken-Oberhasli
Settlement.area_total_km2: 551
Settlement.population_as_of: 2007
Settlement.population_total: 7843
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
Administrative divisions
Economy and infrastructure
Culture and folklore
See also
References
External links

The Oberhasli is a historical Landvogtei or Talschaft in the Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, bordering on the cantons of Obwalden (OW), Nidwalden (NW), Uri (UR) and Wallis (VS).

From 1833 to 2009, Oberhasli was incorporated as the Oberhasli district, the easternmost of the 26 districts of the canton of Bern, bordering the district of Interlaken to the west. Since 2010, Oberhasli and Interlaken have been administratively united as the administrative district Interlaken-Oberhasli. The local dialect is of the Highest Alemannic variety.

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