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Population | 2,922 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
- Density | 40 /km2 (104 /sq mi) | |||||||||
Area | 73.04 km2 (28.20 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
Elevation | 947 m (3,107 ft) | |||||||||
- Highest | 2476 m - | |||||||||
- Lowest | 880 m - | |||||||||
Postal code | 3770 | |||||||||
SFOS number | 0794 | |||||||||
Surrounded by | Boltigen, Diemtigen, Saanen, Sankt Stephan | |||||||||
Twin towns | Oberrot (Germany) | |||||||||
Website | www.zweisimmen.ch SFSO statistics |
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Zweisimmen
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Map of Zweisimmen
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Zweisimmen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Zweisimmen has an area of 73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi). Of this area, 56.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
It is formed from the smaller communities of Blankenburg, Mannried and Oeschseite. Blankenburg with its castle (Schloss Blankenburg) is the principal community of Zweisimmen.
Zweisimmen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 2,922.[1]
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