Schattenhalb

Also known as Schattenhalb BE

Schattenhalb is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality includes the settlements of Willigen, Geissholz, Falcheren and Lüögen.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Schattenhalb
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Wasserfall Rosenlaui-Schlucht.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption: Waterfall in Rosenlaui canyon near Schattenhalb
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Schattenhalb COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Schattenhalb Flag.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: 0786
Swiss town.area: 31.5
Swiss town.elevation: 600
Swiss town.elevation_description: Willigen im Tal village
Swiss town.population: 577
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2011
Swiss town.popofyear: 2011
Swiss town.website: www.schattenhalb.ch

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Demographics
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==History== thumb|left|Spa-hotel Rosenlaui thumb|left|upright|1856 painting, "The glacier of Rosenlaui" by John Brett (artist)|John Brett (1831–1902) The municipality was created in 1834 from the cooperative farms (Bäuerten) of "Willigen," "Geissholz," "Falchern" and "Lugen." The name Schattenhalb ("Shadow-half") refers to the shady face of the mountainside south of Meiringen.

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