Interlaken

Summary

Interlaken is a city of Switzerland^[1]. Interlaken has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Interlaken is located in Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district^[3].
• Interlaken is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Interlaken is on the body of water Lake Thun^[5].
• Interlaken is on the body of water Lake Brienz^[6].
• Interlaken is on the body of water Aare^[7].
• Interlaken's head of government is recorded as Q134396861^[8].
• Interlaken's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[9].
• Interlaken's instance of is recorded as resort town^[10].
• Interlaken's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[11].
• Interlaken's official language is recorded as German^[12].
• Interlaken's shares border with is recorded as Bönigen^[13].
• Interlaken's shares border with is recorded as Därligen^[14].
• Interlaken's shares border with is recorded as Matten bei Interlaken^[15].
• Interlaken's shares border with is recorded as Unterseen^[16].
• Interlaken's shares border with is recorded as Ringgenberg^[17].
• Interlaken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Huangshan^[18].
• Interlaken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Scottsdale^[19].
• Interlaken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Otsu^[20].
• Interlaken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Třeboň^[21].
• Interlaken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zeuthen^[22].
• Interlaken's postal code is recorded as 3800^[23].
• Interlaken is part of Bernese Oberland^[24].
• Interlaken's Commons category is recorded as Interlaken^[25].
• Interlaken's licence plate code is recorded as BE^[26].
• Interlaken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Interlaken is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Interlaken is located in Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Thun^[5], an area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[28], in Switzerland^[29]; Lake Brienz^[6], a lake^[30], in Switzerland^[31]; and Aare^[7], a river^[32], in Switzerland^[33]. Interlaken is part of Bernese Oberland^[24].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+5659'}^[34], {'amount': '+5592'}^[35], {'amount': '+4878'}^[36], {'amount': '+4879'}^[37], {'amount': '+4795'}^[38], and {'amount': '+4888'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Switzerland^[9], resort town^[10], and Municipality of Switzerland^[11].

History and Context

1838 marks the founding of Interlaken^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Interlaken include Interlaken Airport^[41], an airport^[42], in Switzerland^[43].

Why It Matters

Interlaken has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Interlaken is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Interlaken include Interlaken Airport^[41], an airport^[42], in Switzerland^[43].