Beatenberg: swissmountainview.ch - Lake Thun - Niesen
Beatenberg straddles a broad terrace above Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland, and that elevated position has long connected the settlement with mountain farming and tourism. The municipality extends along the slopes below the Niederhorn, a 1,950-metre summit reached by cable car from Beatenberg. Across Lake Thun, the sharply pyramidal Niesen rises to 2,362 metres; the Niesenbahn funicular has linked Mülenen with its summit since 1910. Chalet-style houses, pastureland and wooded slopes give Beatenberg a settled alpine character, while Lake Thun links it to the towns of Interlaken and Thun.
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Beatenberg has served as an alpine farming community in the Bernese Oberland since the Middle Ages. Perched above Lake Thun, the village occupies a broad terrace beneath the Niederhorn, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau forming the opposite skyline across the water. The settlement stretches along the mountainside rather than around a large centre, while pastures and wooden chalets remain part of its working alpine character. The Niederhornbahn links Beatenberg with the Niederhorn, a prominent local summit and a starting point for walks in the Bernese Alps. Browse other webcams across Bern and the Bernese Oberland to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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