Oberstocken
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| Population | 264 (January 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 64 /km² (167 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3632 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0765 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Därstetten, Erlenbach im Simmental, Höfen, Niederstocken, Pohlern | |||||||||
| Website | www.oberstocken.ch | |||||||||
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Oberstocken is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
With its 270 inhabitants[1] this rural valley is designated as a civil defense evacuation site, with over 350 small bunkers. The main civil defense building is interimly used as a garage which houses 16 vehicles.[2]
[edit] Geography
Oberstocken lies in a valley in the Bernese high country of the alps. The neighboring municipalities starting from the north in a clockwise direction are: Höfen, Niederstocken, Erlenbach im Simmental, Därstetten and Pohlern.
[edit] References
- ^ Homepage de la commune d'Oberstocken
- ^ Willkommen in Oberstocken: Porträt unserer Gemeinde in German
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- This article is based in part on material from the German Wikipedia.
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