Lenk

municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland

Lenk or Lenk im Simmental is a municipality in the administrative district of Obersimmental-Saanen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Lenk
Coat of arms of Lenk
Location of Lenk
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Lenk is located in Switzerland
Lenk
Lenk
Lenk is located in Canton of Bern
Lenk
Lenk
Coordinates: 46°27′N 7°26′E / 46.450°N 7.433°E / 46.450; 7.433
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictObersimmental-Saanen
Government
 • MayorChristian von Känel
Area
 • Total123.1 km2 (47.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,068 m (3,504 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total2,344
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3775
SFOS number0792
Surrounded byAdelboden, Ayent (VS), Icogne (VS), Lauenen, Leukerbad (VS), Mollens (VD), Randogne (VD), Saanen, St. Stephan
Websitewww.lenkgemeinde.ch
SFSO statistics
Lenk im Simmental

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

Other websites change

  Media related to Lenk at Wikimedia Commons Lenk im Simmental in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.