Saanen

Saanen (; ; Highest Alemannic: Saanä) is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Saanen
Swiss town.image_photo: Saanen Winter.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Saanen COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Saanen Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Obersimmental-Saanen
Swiss town.postal_code: 3792 Saanen 1657 Abländschen 3777 Saanenmöser 3778 Schönried 3780 Gstaad 3781 Turbach 3782 Lauenen b. Gstaad 3783 Grund b. Gstaad 3784 Feutersoey 3785 Gsteig b. Gstaad
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0843
Swiss town.area: 120.06
Swiss town.elevation: 1014
Swiss town.highest: Giferhorn
Swiss town.highest_m: 2542
Swiss town.lowest: Saane at Rüttischlucht
Swiss town.lowest_m: 985
Swiss town.website: www.saanen.ch
Swiss town.places: Gstaad, Abländschen, Bissen, Ebnit, Gruben, Grund, Kalberhöni, Saanen, Saanenmöser, Schönried, and Turbach

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History
Gstaad
Abländschen
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
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Religion
Education
Private schools
Notable people
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Saanen (; ; Highest Alemannic: Saanä) is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district.

==History== The village was first mentioned in 1228 as Gissinay. In 1340 it was mentioned as Sanon.

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