Gadmen
Gadmen is a small village and a former municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Gadmen | |
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Former municipality | |
Valley of Gadmen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Gadmen | |
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| Coordinates: 46°44′N 8°20′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Interlaken-Oberhasli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Barbara Kehrli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116.4 km2 (44.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,205 m (3,953 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
| • Total | 228 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3863 |
| SFOS number | 0781 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Engelberg (OW), Göschenen (UR), Guttannen, Innertkirchen, Oberwald (VS), Wassen (UR) |
| Twin towns | Volketswil (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2014, the former municipality of Gadmen merged into the municipality of Innertkirchen.
The name Gadmen comes from the Old High German "gadum," meaning barn or small house, and was first mentioned in 1382.
The municipality is in a municipal partnership with Volketswil in the Canton of Zürich.
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