Oberbalm

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Coordinates: 46°52′N, 7°24′E

Oberbalm
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Oberbalm
Canton Berne
District Berne
46°52′N, 7°24′E
Population 880  (January 2005)
  - Density 71 /km² (184 /sq.mi.)
Area 12.40 km² (4.8 sq mi)
Elevation 821 m (2,694 ft)
Postal code 3096
SFOS number 0357
Mayor Philippe Schenk
Localities Borisried
Surrounded by Köniz, Niedermuhlern, Rüeggisberg, Wahlern, Wald
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.