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Background

The Aare River flows through the town. Interlaken is located between Lake Brienz to the east and Lake Thun to the west in the area called Bödeli. The town takes its name from its geographical position between the lakes (in Latin inter lacus), but the name was only coined in 1891, replacing the old name Aarmühle (Aare mills). For other possible meanings, see AAR, a disambiguation page The Aar (in German Aare) is the greatest river which both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland. ... Lake Brienz as seen from the mountains above it Lake Brienz (German: Brienzersee) is a lake in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is a lake just north of the Alps, in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ...

Interlaken is located at 570 meters above sea level. The original importance of the town was as the site of a convent of the Augustinian Canons; the convent was built in 1130 and lasted until 1528. In the past, printing, textiles, and to a smaller extent watchmaking were also of importance, but today tourism is the most significant source of income. Interlaken is one of the oldest tourist resorts in Switzerland, and it remains one of the most popular. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ... Events February 13 - Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. ...

Interlaken is frequently visited by adventure-seeking backpackers throughout the year. The town is home to numerous backpacker-friendly hostels and companies that provide guided services in skydiving, canyoning, hang gliding, paragliding, and skiing, to name a few. Backpacker may refer to: Look up backpacker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is a recreational activity, competitive sport and method of deployment of military personnel (and occasionally, firefighters). ... Canyoning in the Rocky Mountains Canyoning via packraft in the U.S. southwest deserts. ... Hang gliding is one of the windsports. ... Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport. ... Cross-country skiing (skating style) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. ...

The town offers tourists a peaceful base from which to explore the surrounding areas by train or bus. However, the main attraction is probably the magnificent Jungfrau mountain (4158m). Many hotels are located along the Höheweg avenue which offer good views of the mountains. Mystery Park, a paranormal-based theme park owned by Erich von Däniken, was closed in 2006 after three years because of financial difficulties. The Jungfrau (German: virgin) is the highest peak of a mountain massif of the same name, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Grindelwald. ... Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (b. ...

Despite its small size (population 5,700), the town features two railway stations Interlaken Ost and Interlaken West and two funicular railways, the Harderbahn and the Heimwehfluhbahn. Train connections in Interlaken serve the Jungfrau region via the Berner Oberland Bahn, with the narrow-gauge lines of the Zentralbahn extending over the Brünig Pass to Luzern. The main line connects Interlaken with the cities of Spiez, Thun and Bern. There are also regular bus links to the neighbouring town of Thun. Boat services across Lake Brienz to Brienz and across Lake Thun to Spiez and Thun are operated by BLS Lötschbergbahn. Interlaken Ost (East) is the main station in the town of Interlaken in the Swiss canton of Bern. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... The Harderbahn is a funicular that runs from Interlaken (altitude 567m above sea level) to a station near the summit of the Harder Kulm (altitude 1321. ... The Heimwehfluhbahn (DIH) is a funicular at Interlaken in the Swiss Canton of Berne. ... A BOB train at Interlaken, note the former brown / cream livery. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Brünig Pass (el. ... Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (31 December 2003), capital of the canton of Lucerne. ... Spiez is a small town with approx. ... Location within Switzerland Thun (French Thoune) is a town in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 41,540 inhabitants (2003). ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... Lake Brienz as seen from the mountains above it Lake Brienz (German: Brienzersee) is a lake in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken (district) of the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. ... Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is a lake just north of the Alps, in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. ... BLS Re4 class loco 485 006 at Mannheim, July 2004 The Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon (BLS) railway, known since the merger of the old BLS with the Bern-Neuenburg-Bahn (BN), the Gürbetal-Bern-Schwarzenburg-Bahn (GBS) and the Simmentalbahn (SEZ) in 1997 as the BLS Lötschbergbahn, is...

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Events

• In September, the Jungfrau Marathon starts in Interlaken.
• The Unspunnenfest is a festival held in Interlaken and the neighbouring communities of Matten and Wilderswil approximately every twelve years. The festival highlights traditional Swiss culture and features competitions of Steinstossen (stone put), Schwingen (wrestling) and yodelling. The last Unspunnenfest was held in September 2006. The next celebration is scheduled for the year 2017.
• On July 15, the Red Bull Air Race World Series was held on the Airport situated near Interlaken.

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See also

• Entrelagos

External links

• Official website
• Official website of the municipality (German)
• Interlaken (municipality) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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