Municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spiez is a municipality in Frutigen-Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Spiez | |
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Coordinates: 46°41′N 7°40′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
District | Frutigen-Niedersimmental |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
• Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Franz Arnold SPS/PSS (as of 2002) |
• Parliament | Grosser Gemeinderat with 36 members |
Area | |
• Total | 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi) |
Elevation (Railway station) | 628 m (2,060 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 12,810 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 3700 |
SFOS number | 0768 |
Localities | Einigen, Faulensee, Hondrich and Spiezwiler |
Surrounded by | Aeschi bei Spiez, Hilterfingen, Krattigen, Oberhofen am Thunersee, Reutigen, Sigriswil, Thun, Wimmis, Zwieselberg |
Twin towns | Prachatice (Czech Republic) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
It is on the Lake Thun.
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