Kandersteg is a municipality in the administrative district of Frutigen-Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is along the valley of the river Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif.
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Kandersteg |
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| Coordinates: 46°30′N 7°40′E |
| Country | Switzerland |
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| Canton | Bern |
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| District | Frutigen-Niedersimmental |
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| • Executive | Gemeinderat
with 7 members |
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| • Mayor | Barbara Jost-Schrepfer |
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| • Total | 134.5 km2 (51.9 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 1,174 m (3,852 ft) |
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| Highest elevation (Balmhorn) | 3,698 m (12,133 ft) |
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| Lowest elevation (Bühl) | 1,150 m (3,770 ft) |
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| • Total | 1,298 |
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| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
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| Postal code(s) | 3718 |
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| SFOS number | 565 |
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| Surrounded by | Adelboden, Blatten (Lötschen) (VS), Ferden (VS), Frutigen, Kandergrund, Kippel (VS), Lauterbrunnen, Leukerbad (VS), Reichenbach im Kandertal, Wiler (Lötschen) (VS) |
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| Website | www.kandersteg.ch
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Kandersteg
Oeschinen Lake
