- Wahlern
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Wahlern
municipality_name = Wahlern
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Wahlern-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Schwarzenburg
lat_d=46|lat_m=49|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=21|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3150Schwarzenburg
3148Lanzenhäusern
municipality_code = 0854
area = 40.6
elevation = 792|elevation_description=
population = 6301|populationof=2005
website = www.wahlern.ch
mayor = Rudolf Krebs|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places = Schwarzenburg, Lanzenhäusern, Steinenbrünnen
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities=Köniz ,Oberbalm ,Rüeggisberg ,Rüschegg ,Guggisberg , Alterswil,St. Antoni ,Heitenried ,Albligen andUeberstorf
twintowns = |Wahlern is a municipality of the canton of Berne in
Switzerland and seat of the district of Schwarzenburg.The municipality is called "Wahlern", although the chief settlement shares the name of the administrative district, Schwarzenburg. It is known as one of the transmitters of the
shortwave radio stationSchweizer Radio International . Other settlements in the municipality include Lanzenhäusern and Steinenbrünnen.There is no postal code for Wahlern; mail is instead shipped to 3150 Schwarzenburg or 3148 Lanzenhäusern.
Wahlern lies in the
Alpenvorland south of theSense River .The neighboring municipalities are:
Köniz ,Oberbalm ,Rüeggisberg ,Rüschegg ,Guggisberg , Alterswil,St. Antoni ,Heitenried ,Albligen andUeberstorf .Schwarzenburg is the terminal station of the Bern-Schwarzenburg-Bahn, which opened in 1907 and today forms part of the
Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway . Lanzenhäusern also has a station.
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