Schattenhalb

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Schattenhalb
municipality_name = Schattenhalb
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Schattenhalb-coat of arms.svg


languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Oberhasli
lat_d=46|lat_m=43|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=11|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3860
municipality_code = 0786
area = 31.5
elevation = 600|elevation_description=
population = 620|populationof = January 2005 | popofyear = 2005
website = www.schattenhalb.ch
mayor = Niklaus Leuenberger|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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neighboring_municipalities= Meiringen, Innertkirchen and Grindelwald
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Schattenhalb is a municipality in the district of Oberhasli in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

The municipality was created in 1834 from the cooperative farms of "Willigen," "Geissholz," "Falchern" and "Lugen." The name Schattenhalb ("Shadow-half") refers to the shady face of the mountainside south of Meiringen.

Geography

Schattenhalb lies in the Bernese Oberland in the Hasli valley, where the Aare River flows. The highest mountain is the Wellhorn, on the southwestern edge of the municipality (3,192 m).

. Underneath this glacier is the Rosenlaui Gorge, a tourist attraction, which can be reached from the valley.