Kandergrund
in Frutigen-Niedersimmental District of Canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Bern Belp Airport (25 mi) - Sion Airport (28 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (44 mi)
- Buochs Airport (45 mi)
- Neuchatel Airport (46 mi)
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Aosta Airport (59 mi) -
Megève Airport (70 mi) - EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (71 mi)
- Zürich Airport (75 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (77 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (82 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (94 mi)
- Linate Airport (109 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 56 mi) - Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.562 and 7.659 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 33' 43" and E 7° 39' 32"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:23 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:11 am and 8:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Discover Kandergrund
Kandergrund in Frutigen-Niedersimmental District (Canton of Bern) with it's 995 citizens is a city in Switzerland about 28 mi (or 46 km) south of Bern, the country's capital city.
Local time in Kandergrund is now 11:23 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Kandergrund, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Bern Belp Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Darligen, Thun, Interlaken, Leuk and Raron. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
4°C (39 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Waldhotel Doldenhorn
Rustica
Hotel Blümlisalp
Bernerhof Swiss Quality Hotel
Belle Epoque Hotel Victoria
Adler Chalet-Hotel
Alfa Soleil
Landgasthof Ruedihus
Bären
HOTEL ALPINA
Videos from this area
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Lötschberg Nord - Frutigen & Blausee-Mitholz TXL Taurus
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Trafic ferroviaire fret à Spiez & Frutigen
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Le Prestige Continental Express Frutigen (100 ans du BLS)
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VSDM - 100 ans BLS Frutigen
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100 Jahre Lötschbergbahn Frutigen
Feier zum Hundertjahr-Jubiläum der Lötschbergbahn in Frutigen. Fahrt nach Kandersteg. Historische und neue Fahrzeige.
Grosses BLS-Eisenbahnfest Frutigen, 28./29. Juni 2013
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Einfahrt der Ae 4/4 und 4 alten Einheitswagen der BLS, in Frutigen am 30 Juni 2013, von Kandersteg herkommend. Anlass dafür war das grosse BLS-Eisenbahnfest in Frutigen "100 Jahre ...
Route Spiez-Frutigen (Kandertal), Switzerland
Just a short route to see a beauty of mountainous southern Switzerland.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lötschberg Base Tunnel
The Lötschberg Base Tunnel (LBT) is a 34.57-kilometre railway tunnel on the BLS AG's Lötschberg line cutting through the Alps of Switzerland some 400 m below the existing Lötschberg Tunnel. It is currently the world's longest land tunnel and accommodates passenger and freight trains. It runs between Frutigen, Berne, and Raron, Valais . Breakthrough was in April 2005 and construction ended in 2006. The opening ceremony was in June 2007. Full scale operation began in December 2007.
Frutigen District
Frutigen District was a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Frutigen. It included seven municipalities in an area of 490 km²:
Blausee
Blausee is a small lake in the Kander valley above Kandergrund at 887 m, near the river Kander. Administratively, it belongs to the Bernese Oberland. The lake has an area of 0.64 ha. The lake can be reached by bus from the train stations of Frutigen or Kandersteg. It is a popular tourist destination. \t\t \t\t\tBlausee (Berner Oberland) im Winter. jpg
Tropenhaus Frutigen
The Tropenhaus (English: Tropic House) in Frutigen, Switzerland is a commercial project using geothermal energy from hot water flowing out of the Lötschberg rail tunnel for the production of exotic fruit, sturgeon meat and caviar in a tropical greenhouse in the Swiss alps. In 2007, the project received the Prix Evenir, the Swiss petroleum industry's CHF 50,000 award for sustainable development.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kandergrund.
Reichenbach im Kandertal: Flugplatz Reichenbach, Reichenbach im Kandertal (source)
Kiental: Ramslauenen, Kiental (source)
Frutigen: Tropenhaus, Frutigen (source)
Blausee-Mitholz: Blausee, Blausee-Mitholz (source)
Blausee-Mitholz: Elsigen-Metsch Skizentrum − Blick auf Hohmatti, Blausee-Mitholz (source)
Frutigen: Elsigenalp, Frutigen (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kendergrund, Kandergrund, Кандергрунд, 坎德格倫德
