Obersimmental District

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Obersimmental District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power was the municipality of Zweisimmen.

Obersimmental District
Amtsbezirk Obersimmental
District
Location of Obersimmental District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalZweisimmen
Area
 • Total334 km2 (129 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total8,005
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities4

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Saanen.

Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

The district has an area of 334 km² and consisted of 4 municipalities:

Municipality Population (Dec 2007)[1] Area (km²)
Boltigen 1,405 77.0
Lenk 2,325 123.1
St. Stephan 1,362 60.9
Zweisimmen 2,913 73.1
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References

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  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 13-Jul-2009

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