Jump to content

Interlaken District

Coordinates: 46°41′00″N 7°52′00″E / 46.6833°N 7.86667°E / 46.6833; 7.86667
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interlaken District
Amtsbezirk Interlaken
District
Flag of Interlaken District
Coat of arms of Interlaken District
Location of Interlaken District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalInterlaken
Area
 • Total
681 km2 (263 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
38,156
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities23

Interlaken is a district of the canton of Bern.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Interlaken-Oberhasli, whose administrative centre is Interlaken. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

Its administrative capital was Interlaken. It comprises 23 municipalities with a total area of 724 km2:

46°41′00″N 7°52′00″E / 46.6833°N 7.86667°E / 46.6833; 7.86667