Handegg
in Interlaken-Oberhasli District of Canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (25 mi) - Locarno Airport (41 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (44 mi)
- Lugano Airport (51 mi)
- Sion Airport (54 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (58 mi)
- Zürich Airport (60 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (66 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (71 mi)
- Linate Airport (93 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 46 mi) - Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
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Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 83 mi) - Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Tierpark Aletsch (zoo, (16 mi)
- Alpenvogelpark Grindelwald (zoo, (11 mi)
- Wildpark Brienz (zoo, (16 mi)
- Murmeltierpark Grimselpass (zoo, (4 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.612 and 8.307 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 36' 44" and E 8° 18' 26"
- 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: 07:02 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:58 am and 8:47 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: 2024-05-09 08:23:21
Discover Handegg
Handegg in Interlaken-Oberhasli District (Canton of Bern) is a town in Switzerland about 47 mi (or 75 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Handegg is now 07:02 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Handegg, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs 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 15 mi (or 24 km), South-West. We discovered 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Formazza, Sarnen, Premia, Stans and Baceno. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 20% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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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.
Grimselsee
Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. With a volume of 95 mio m³, it is larger than other hydroelectric reservoirs in the region: Oberaarsee, Räterichsbodensee and Gelmersee. The dam was completed in 1932 and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO). It is located in the municipality of Guttannen.
Gelmersee
Gelmersee (or Lake Gelmer) is a lake in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The hydroelectric reservoir was built at the same time as Grimselsee. The reservoir's volume is 13 million m³ and its surface area 0.645 km². The lake may be reached by the Gelmerbahn from Handegg, Guttannen at 1,412 m. The funicular's track with a length of 1,028 m has a maximum inclination of 106%.
Räterichsbodensee
Räterichsbodensee is a lake in Guttannen, Oberhasli, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 25 mio m³ and a surface area is 0.67 km².
Gelmerbahn
The Gelmerbahn is a funicular railway in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It links a lower terminus at Handegg, in the Haslital (the valley of the upper Aar River), with an upper terminus at the Gelmer Lake. It is the steepest funicular in Switzerland. The Gelmer Lake is in fact a reservoir, constructed in 1926 in order to exploit the hydroelectric ressources of the area.
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Grimsel Pass: Grimsel Hospiz, Grimselsee, Grimsel Pass (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Handeck, Handegg
