Oberbalm
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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, 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.
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