Oberstocken
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| Canton | Berne |
| District | Niedersimmental |
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| Population | 264 (January 2005) |
| Area | 4.1 km² |
| Elevation | 691 m |
| Postal code | 3632 |
| SFOS number | 0765 |
| Website | www.oberstocken.ch |
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Oberstocken is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental, in the canton of Bern, 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.
Därstetten | Diemtigen | Erlenbach im Simmental | Niederstocken | Oberstocken | Oberwil im Simmental | Reutigen | Spiez | Wimmis
Canton of Berne | Districts of Canton Bern | Municipalities of the canton of Berne
