| Schwanden bei Brienz | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||||||
| Population | 596 (January 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 84 /km² (217 /sq. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the states of the Federal state of Switzerland. The Swiss Canton of Berne is Bilingual (Kanton Bern Canton de Berne and has a population of about 958000 In contrast to centrally organised States in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton iscompletely free to decide its own The Interlaken district in the Canton of Bern with administrative capital Interlaken comprises 23 municipalities over 724 km² CH-3803 Beatenberg In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume mi. ) | |||||||||
| Area | 7.1 km² (2.7 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3855 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0592 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Xaver Pfyl | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Giswil, Hofstetten bei Brienz, Brienz and Flühli | |||||||||
|
Schwanden bei Brienz
|
||||||||||
Schwanden bei Brienz (until 1911 officially named Schwanden) is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To aid in the comparison of sizes of different geographic regions areas between 1  Km² (100 Hectares and 10 km² (1000 hectares are listed below The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit This page is a summary of the Postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The Official Municipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number is a number sequence for the identification of politically A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The following is a list of the municipalities in Switzerland, listed alphabetically (from Aadorf to Zwischbergen) Giswil is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Hofstetten bei Brienz is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Brienz is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. Flühli is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Municipalities (sometimes called communities or communes, after the French/Italian names are the smallest government division in Switzerland and are called The Interlaken district in the Canton of Bern with administrative capital Interlaken comprises 23 municipalities over 724 km² CH-3803 Beatenberg The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the states of the Federal state of Switzerland. The Swiss Canton of Berne is Bilingual (Kanton Bern Canton de Berne and has a population of about 958000 Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
It lies in the Bernese Oberland south of the Brienzer Rothorn, which forms the natural border between the Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland. The Bernese Oberland (Bernese highlands is the higher part of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the south of the canton The area around Lake Thun and The Brienzer Rothorn is a mountain in the Swiss Alps on the border between the cantons of Lucerne, Berne and Obwalden. Central Switzerland is the region of the Alpine foothills geographically the heart and historically the origin of Switzerland, with the cantons of Uri,
Schwanden is a name of a clearing, that was applied to the settlement built there. The name goes back to the Swiss German Schwand- ("clearing"). Swiss German ( Schweizerdeutsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken The added "bei Brienz" was added in 1911 to ease distinction with the municipality Schwanden in the canton of Glarus, and numerous villages across Switzerland. Schwanden is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The Canton of Glarus ( German:) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The first historical appearance of the place was in 1524.
The three streams Glyssibach, Schwanderbach, and Lammbach flow through the town and lead soon thereafter to Lake Brienz. Lake Brienz (Brienzersee is a Lake just north of the Alps, in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. In the past the streams were dangerous, as they were prone to sudden onrushes of water. In order to reduce the danger, walls have been built to contain it in certain areas.