Habkern
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| Habkern | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Berne |
| District | Interlaken |
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| Population | 650 (January 2005) |
| - Density | 13 /km² (33 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 51.1 km² (19.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,055 m (3,461 ft) |
| Postal code | 3804 |
| SFOS number | 0579 |
| Mayor | Walter Zurbuchen |
| Surrounded by | Schangnau, Flühli (LU), Oberried am Brienzersee, Niederried bei Interlaken, Unterseen, Beatenberg and Eriz |
| Website | www.habkern.ch |
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Habkern is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
The name Habkern comes from the Old High German word habuh ("hawk") and the ending -arra, indicating that something is in large numbers. Habkern is thus "the place where there are many hawks."
Habkern lies in the Bernese Oberland at the edge of the Emmental, which flows from the Hohngant massif. Underground is the Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle, a karst cave system.
[edit] Further reading
- Melchior Sooder: Habkern. Basel 1964
[edit] External links
- Habkern in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
