Obersimmental District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power was the municipality of Zweisimmen.
From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Saanen.
Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.
The district has an area of 334 km2 and consisted of 4 municipalities:
Municipality Population (Dec 2007)Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 13-Jul-2009 Area (km2) Boltigen 1,405 77.0 Lenk 2,325 123.1 St. Stephan 1,362 60.9 Zweisimmen 2,913 73.1
External links Official website of Zweisimmen
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