Reichenbach im Kandertal
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| Reichenbach im Kandertal | ||||||||||
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| Population | 3,342 (January 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 27 /km² (69 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 125.8 km² (48.6 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3713 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0567 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Aeschi bei Spiez, Diemtigen, Frutigen, Kandergrund, Kandersteg, Lauterbrunnen, Wimmis | |||||||||
| Website | www.reichenbach.ch | |||||||||
  Reichenbach im Kandertal
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Reichenbach im Kandertal is a municipality in the district of Frutigen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Until 1957 it was known as Reichenbach bei Frutigen.
Since 1910, the nearby mountain of Niesen (altitude 2362 m) can be ascended at gradients of up to 68% via the Niesenbahn, which with a length of 3499 m is the longest funicular railway in Europe.
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