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Explore Unter Alp
The district Unter Alp of in Frutigen-Niedersimmental District (Canton of Bern) is located in Switzerland about 25 mi south of Bern, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Thun, Veyras, Leuk, Taegertschi and Tafers. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Evening Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 95% |
Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 54% of sky |
General Conditions | Light snow |
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 29th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Snow, light breeze, few clouds.
Saturday, 30th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Simmental
Videos from this area
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Paragliding Zweisimmen (Wallis)
Im Rahmen der "Schweizer Woche" war ich mit der Flugschule Diemtigtal am 5.8.2009 in Zweisimmen (Berner Oberland). Mal wieder perfektes Wetter und frühe Morgenthermik.
BLS 258 (Ae 4/4) Ausfahrt aus Zweisimmen
Bei strömendem Regen fährt die Ae 4/4 258 der Bern-Lätschberg-Simplon-Bahn den Personenzug von Zweisimmen nach Interlaken.
Driving in Switzerland - Zweisimmen to Spiez
Shot by Nokia5233 in the back seat of BMW-740D, chauffeured by my BOSS. We were returning from Lenk and were heading Zurich via Interlaken, Brünig. It was snowing heavily in Lenk when we ...
Atupri Aktiv Erste Hilfe Tag | 24. Mai 2014
Nach der Begrüssung und einer kleinen Stärkung, zeigten uns die Profis vom Samariterverein Zweisimmen, was im Notfall zu tun ist. Am Nachmittag besuchten wir Gruppenweise die Rega Basis...
Colcuore Konzert 2012 J.Haydn Concertino C-Dur
Concertino C-Dur für Klavier (Orgel), Streicher und Basso Continuo Colcuore-Konzert 2012 Zweisimmen www.colcuore.ch.
BC BFD HG 34 3 Avant Blankenburg 09-06-2012
Passage du spécial vapeur des 100 ans de la ligne Zweisimmen - Lenk.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Simmental
See also the breed of cattle called Simmental. Simmental is an alpine valley in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. It expands from Lenk to Boltigen, in a more or less south-north direction, and from there to the valley exit at Wimmis near Spiez it takes a west-east orientation. It comprises the municipalities of Lenk, St. Stephan, Zweisimmen, Boltigen, Oberwil, Därstetten, Erlenbach, Diemtigen and Wimmis. The Simme flows through the valley.
Engstligenalp
The Engstligenalp is the biggest plateau of the western Swiss Alps. It lies south of Adelboden at 1900 – 2000 m above sea level. Since 1996 it has belonged to the Swiss culture landscapes of national importance. The 7 square kilometre plateau, belonging to the community of Adelboden has the form of an oval measuring in north-south direction 1 km in east-west direction 2 km and is surrounded by mountains, dominated by the Wildstrubel in the southwest.
Obersimmental District
Obersimmental District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was Blankenburg in the municipality of Zweisimmen. The district had an area of 334 km² and consisted of 4 municipalities:
Niedersimmental District
Niedersimmental District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Wimmis. The district had an area of 319 km² and consisted of 9 municipalities:
Thun District
Thun District was one of the 25 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Thun. The district had an area of 285 km² and consists of 27 municipalities:
Stadion Lachen
Stadion Lachen is a multi-use stadium in Thun, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of FC Thun. The stadium holds 10,350 and was built in 1954. The stadium has places for both seating and standing.
Engstligen falls
The Engstligen falls near Adelboden in the Bernese Oberland are the second highest waterfalls in Switzerland. They are listed in the Swiss inventory of landscapes of national significance. The Engstligen falls have one of the highest water volumes of alpine water falls and are one of the sights of Adelboden.
Our Chalet
Our Chalet is an international Girl Guide/Girl Scout centre and one of four World Centres of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). The others are Our Cabaña, Sangam, and Pax Lodge. Our Chalet is just outside of Adelboden, in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. Located in the Bernese Alps, it is 1,350 metres above sea level. This year (2012) it celebrated its 80th anniversary. Our Chalet, founded by Helen Storrow, opened in 1932.
Thunerseespiele
The Thunerseespiele are open-air musical productions during summer located at Thun, the main city of the famous Bernese Oberland, in Switzerland. Every year internationally-famous productions are staged. The location is at the shoreline of Lake Thun (Thunersee). The stage is temporarily built every year over the water, especially for this production.
Amsoldingersee
Amsoldingersee is small lake adjacent to the town of Amsoldingen, in the Upper Gürbetal. It is located near the city of Thun, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 38 hectares and a maximum length of 1.1 km and width of 500 m. The maximum depth is 14 m. It is fed by Rotmoos-Bach from the smaller Uebeschisee.
Uebeschisee
Uebeschisee is a small lake at Uebeschi, in the Upper Gürbetal, near Thun, Switzerland. It is located adjacent to the municipalities of Höfen, Amsoldingen and Uebeschi. The lake has a surface area of 14.2 hectares and a maximum depth of 15 m. Rotmoos-Bach drains it into the larger Amsoldingersee.
Simme
The river Simme is a tributary of the river Kander in the Bernese Oberland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It's approximately 60 km long and has a catchment area of 594 km². The river Simme's spring is on the Rezli alp to the west of the mountain Wildstrubel near the village of Lenk. Underneath the Rezli alp it forms the Simmenfälle, several waterfalls, which have, altogether, a drop of 200 m.
Seebergsee
Seebergsee is a lake in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 6 ha.
Daubensee
Daubensee is a lake at Gemmi Pass in Valais, Switzerland. It is the site of the annual Shepherd Festival held on the last Sunday in July. It has a surface area of 0.69 km².
Oberstockensee
Oberstockensee is a lake in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.118 km. The lake is located above Erlenbach im Simmental, below Stockhorn.
Hinterstockensee
Hinterstockensee is a lake above Erlenbach im Simmental in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The lake is located at an elevation of 1595 m, below Stockhorn (2190 m) and near Oberstockensee (1665 m). In the lake is a 100 metre-long island.
Thun (administrative district)
Thun District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 35 municipalities with an area of 321.90 km and a population (as of December 2008) of 103,233.
Arena Thun
Arena Thun is a stadium in Thun, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and opened in 2011. It is the home of FC Thun of the Swiss Super League. It replaced Stadion Lachen as the club's home stadium.
Amsoldingen Castle
Amsoldingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Amsoldingen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.