Schwanden bei Brienz

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Schwanden bei Brienz
municipality_name = Schwanden bei Brienz
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Schwanden bei Brienz-coat of arms.svg


languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Interlaken
lat_d=46|lat_m=45|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=3|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3855
municipality_code = 0592
area = 7.1
elevation = 659|elevation_description=
population = 596|populationof = January 2005 | popofyear = 2005
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mayor = Xaver Pfyl|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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neighboring_municipalities= Giswil, Hofstetten bei Brienz, Brienz and Flühli
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Schwanden bei Brienz (until 1911 officially named Schwanden) is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

It lies in the Bernese Oberland south of the Brienzer Rothorn, which forms the natural border between the Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland.

Schwanden is a name of a clearing, that was applied to the settlement built there. The name goes back to the Swiss German "Schwand-" ("clearing"). The added "bei Brienz" was added in 1911 to ease distinction with the municipality Schwanden in the canton of Glarus, and numerous villages across Switzerland. The first historical appearance of the place was in 1524.

The three streams Glyssibach, Schwanderbach, and Lammbach flow through the town and lead soon thereafter to Lake Brienz. In the past the streams were dangerous, as they were prone to sudden onrushes of water. In order to reduce the danger, walls have been built to contain it in certain areas.