- Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland (Bernese highlands) is the higher part of the
canton of Bern ,Switzerland , in the south of the canton: The area aroundLake Thun andLake Brienz , and the valleys of theBernese Alps (thus, the inhabitable parts from approximately the level of Lake Thun at 558 m).The Flag of the Bernese Oberland consists of a black eagle in a gold field (in reference to the region's old status as reichsfrei) over two fields in the cantonal colours of red and black.
Districts considered part of the Oberland are:
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Thun (district)
*Interlaken (district)
*Oberhasli (district)
*Frutigen (district)
*Obersimmental (district)
*Niedersimmental (district)
*Saanen (district) The
Swiss German dialects spoken in the Bernese Oberland areHighest Alemannic German , contrasting with theHigh Alemannic Bernese German spoken inBerne and the northern parts of the canton.In the short-lived
Helvetic Republic , the Bernese Oberland was made a separate canton, (Canton of Oberland ).Tourism
The Bernese Oberland is well known for touristic reasons.
There are 9 destinations:
* [http://www.berneroberland.ch/ Berner Oberland]
* [http://www.gstaad.ch Gstaad-Saanenland]
* [http://www.lenk-simmental.ch Lenk - Simmental]
* [http://www.adelboden.ch Adelboden-Frutigen]
* [http://www.thunersee.ch Thunersee]
* [http://www.loetschbergregion.ch Ferienregion Lötschberg]
* [http://www.interlaken.ch Interlaken]
* [http://www.wengen-muerren.ch Wengen-Mürren-Lauterbrunnental]
* [http://www.grindelwald.travel Grindelwald]
* [http://www.alpenregion.ch Haslital]ee also
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Swiss Alps
*Bernese Alps
*The Friend of God from the Oberland
* [http://www.viaggicugini.it/27ViaggioAbeni_Flue_07.php Guide to climb the Abeni Flue - Oberland]
* [http://www.berneroberland.co.uk Details about transport and sightseeing for visitors to the Berner Oberland]
* [http://home.zonnet.nl/berneroberland A large collection of landscape photos taken in the Berner Oberland]
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