Reichenbach im Kandertal

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Coordinates: 46°35′N 7°39′E

Reichenbach im Kandertal
Coat of Arms of Reichenbach im Kandertal
Canton Berne
District Frutigen
Coordinates  46°35′N 7°39′E
Population 3,342   (January 2005)
Area 125.8 km²
Elevation 700 m
Postal code 3713
SFOS number 0567
Website www.reichenbach.ch
Reichenbach im Kandertal (Switzerland)
Reichenbach im Kandertal
Reichenbach im Kandertal

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.