Weissenbach BE
| BE is the abbreviation for the canton of Bern in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Weissenbach . |
| Weissenbach | ||
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 Switzerland
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 Bern (BE)
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| Administrative district : | Obersimmental-Saanen | |
| Residential municipality : | Boltigen | |
| Coordinates : | 595124 / 161.56 thousand | |
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Politically, Weissenbach belongs to the municipality of Boltigen and is located in the Obersimmental between Spiez and Zweisimmen .
The place consists of Weissenbach on the western bank of the Simme and the scattered settlement Chly-Wyssebach on the eastern bank. The two districts are connected by a bridge.
traffic
In the Middle Ages, the village was the eastern starting point of the mule track over the Jaunpass to Bulle . The mule track is marked and accessible as a hiking trail on the east side of the pass. Today's pass road no longer leads over the village, but begins down the valley in Reidenbach . A connecting road leads from Weissenbach to Eschi , where it meets the Jaunpasstrasse. Hauptstrasse 11 , which was an important link in the Middle Ages , runs through the village .
On October 31, 1902, the Erlenbach-Zweisimmen Railway (EZB) was opened, most of which follows this road. Weissenbach train station was created in the village. The company merged on January 1, 1942 with the Spiez-Erlenbach Railway to form the Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen Railway (SEZ). Since the opening, it has been part of the operating community around the Berner Alpenbahn-Gesellschaft Bern – Lötschberg – Simplon (BLS). From this joint venture, today's BLS AG emerged in several merger steps and still operates this route today.
Infrastructure
Next to the train station there is an inn in the village, but neither a church nor a chapel. The 300-meter shooting range of the Weissenbach-Boltigen shooting club is located in Chly-Wyssebach.