Wahlern

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Coordinates: 46°49′N, 7°21′E

Wahlern
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Wahlern
Canton Berne
District Schwarzenburg
46°49′N, 7°21′E
Population 6,301  (2005)
  - Density 155 /km² (402 /sq.mi.)
Area 40.6 km² (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation 792 m (2,598 ft)
Postal code 3150 Schwarzenburg
3148 Lanzenhäusern
SFOS number 0854
Mayor Rudolf Krebs
Localities Schwarzenburg, Lanzenhäusern, Steinenbrünnen
Surrounded by Köniz, Oberbalm, Rüeggisberg, Rüschegg, Guggisberg, Alterswil, St. Antoni, Heitenried, Albligen and Ueberstorf
Website www.wahlern.ch
Wahlern (Switzerland)
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Wahlern is a municipality of the canton of Berne in Switzerland and seat of the district of Schwarzenburg.

The municipality is called Wahlern, although the chief settlement shares the name of the administrative district, Schwarzenburg. It is known as one of the transmitters of the shortwave radio station Schweizer Radio International. Other settlements in the municipality include Lanzenhäusern and Steinenbrünnen.

There is no postal code for Wahlern; mail is instead shipped to 3150 Schwarzenburg or 3148 Lanzenhäusern.

Wahlern lies in the Alpenvorland south of the Sense River.

The neighboring municipalities are: Köniz, Oberbalm, Rüeggisberg, Rüschegg, Guggisberg, Alterswil, St. Antoni, Heitenried, Albligen and Ueberstorf.

Schwarzenburg is the terminal station of the Bern-Schwarzenburg-Bahn, which opened in 1907 and today forms part of the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway. Lanzenhäusern also has a station.