Meiringen
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Berne |
| District | Oberhasli |
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| Population | 4,740 (December 2004) |
| - Density | 116 /km² (302 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 40.7 km² (15.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 595 m (1,952 ft) |
| Postal code | 3860 |
| SFOS number | 0785 |
| Surrounded by | Brienz, Brienzwiler, Grindelwald, Hasliberg, Innertkirchen, Lungern (OW), Schattenhalb |
| Website | www.meiringen.ch |
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Meiringen is a municipality in the district of Oberhasli in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
The town is famous for the Reichenbach Falls, a spectacular water fall that was the setting for the fictional presumed death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. A museum dedicated to Holmes is located in the basement of the deconsecrated English Church, located in what has now been named Conan Doyle Place.
The town is also known for its claim to have invented meringue.
Meiringen is served by Meiringen railway station on the Brünigbahn narrow-gauge railway from Interlaken to Lucerne. This station is also the terminus of the local Meiringen-Innertkirchen Bahn narrow-gauge railway, which links the town with the nearby village of Innertkirchen. The lower terminus of the Reichenbachfall-Bahn funicular, which links the town to the Reichenbach Falls, is located at Willigen, some 20 minutes walk, or a 6 minute bus ride, from Meiringen station.
One of three main air bases of the Swiss Air Force is located in Unterbach,near Meiringen. Among other aircraft, it operates F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets.
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