Obersimmental District

Obersimmental District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power was the municipality of Zweisimmen.

Obersimmental District Amtsbezirk Obersimmental
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Zweisimmen
Area
• Total	334 km2 (129 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	8,005
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	4

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Saanen.

Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

The district has an area of 334 km² and consisted of 4 municipalities:

Municipality	Population (Dec 2007)[1]	Area (km²)
Boltigen	1,405	77.0
Lenk	2,325	123.1
St. Stephan	1,362	60.9
Zweisimmen	2,913	73.1

External links

• Official website of Zweisimmen (in German)