Frutigen District

Frutigen District is a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Frutigen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district), whose administrative centre is still Frutigen. Since 2010, it remains a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

Frutigen District Amtsbezirk Frutigen
District
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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Frutigen
Area
• Total	489 km2 (189 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	18,581
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	7

It includes seven municipalities in an area of 490 km²:

Municipality	Population (01.01.2005)	Area (km2)
Adelboden	3,686	88.2
Aeschi bei Spiez	1,967	30.9
Frutigen	6,648	71.8
Kandergrund	1,092	32.0
Kandersteg	1,193	134.5
Krattigen	916	6.0
Reichenbach im Kandertal	3,342	125.8

References

• Frutigen (Herrschaft, Amtsbezirk) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

External links

• Adelboden
• Aeschi b/Spiez
• Frutigen
• Kandergrund
• Kandersteg
• Krattigen
• Reichenbach i/Kandertal

46.5833°N 7.65°E / 46.5833; 7.65