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Kandersteg

Coordinates: 46°30′N 7°40′E / 46.500°N 7.667°E / 46.500; 7.667
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Kandersteg
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Kandersteg is located in Switzerland
Kandersteg
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is located in Canton of Bern
Kandersteg
Kandersteg
Coordinates: 46°30′N 7°40′E / 46.500°N 7.667°E / 46.500; 7.667
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictFrutigen-Niedersimmental
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 7 members
 • MayorBarbara Jost-Schrepfer
Area
 • Total134.5 km2 (51.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,174 m (3,852 ft)
Highest elevation3,698 m (12,133 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Bühl)
1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,298
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3718
SFOS number0565
Surrounded byAdelboden, Blatten (Lötschen) (VS), Ferden (VS), Frutigen, Kandergrund, Kippel (VS), Lauterbrunnen, Leukerbad (VS), Reichenbach im Kandertal, Wiler (Lötschen) (VS)
Websitewww.kandersteg.ch
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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.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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