Oberbalm

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Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°24′E

Oberbalm
Coat of Arms of Oberbalm
Canton Bern
District Berne
Coordinates  46°52′N 7°24′E
Population 880   (January 2005)
Area 12.40 km²
Elevation 821 m
Postal code 3096
SFOS number 0357
Mayor Philippe Schenk
Localities Borisried
Oberbalm (Switzerland)
Oberbalm
Oberbalm

Oberbalm, is a municipality in the district of Bern in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

It has about 880 inhabitants.

The village of Oberbalm is famous for its church, the St. Sulpitius Church which contains frescoes from 1470. Oberbalm is a place of pilgrimage.

Each summer an open-air Rock Festival (Outdoor Elch) is held on top of Balmberg Hill.