Zweisimmen
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| Population | 2,935 (Dec 2012)[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 is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Geography
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.
Demographics
Zweisimmen has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 2,935.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 August 2013
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 13-Jul-2009
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