Bönigen

Bönigen
Bönigen from Lake Brienz
Location of Bönigen
Bönigen
Bönigen
Coordinates: 46°41′N 7°53′E / 46.683°N 7.883°E / 46.683; 7.883
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
Government
  MayorHerbert Seiler
Area
  Total
15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total
2,535
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3806
SFOS number0572
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byIseltwald, Gündlischwand, Gsteigwiler, Matten bei Interlaken, Wilderswil, Interlaken
Websitewww.boenigen.ch
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Bönigen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern. It lies on the shore of Lake Brienz, near to the mouth of the river Lütschine, and adjacent to the resort town of Interlaken.

Bönigen belongs to the Small Agglomeration Interlaken with 23,300 inhabitants (2014).

Bönigen belongs to the church parish of Gsteig bei Interlaken, which includes eight other nearby municipalities.