Spiez facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Spiez
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 Spiez
Location in Switzerland
Spiez
Location in Canton of Bern
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Frutigen-Niedersimmental | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 16.69 km2 (6.44 sq mi) | |
| Elevation
(Railway station)
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628 m (2,060 ft) | |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 12,926 | |
| • Density | 774.48/km2 (2,005.9/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
3700
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| Localities | Einigen, Hondrich, Faulensee, and Spiezwiler | |
| Surrounded by | Aeschi bei Spiez, Hilterfingen, Krattigen, Oberhofen am Thunersee, Reutigen, Sigriswil, Thun, Wimmis, Zwieselberg | |
Spiez is a town and municipality on the shore of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is part of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district. Besides the town of Spiez, the municipality also includes the settlements of Einigen, Hondrich, Faulensee, and Spiezwiler.
The official language of Spiez is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
Images for kids
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Spiez castle and church
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Spiez from the air, with the lake in the background and the Kander bottom left
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Spiez town in 2006
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The new Reformed church in Spiez
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Spiez railway station
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Swiss Reformed Castle Church
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Weinbauernhof
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Spiez Castle. Parts of the central tower were built around 933
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Faulensee village in Spiez municipality
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Spiez harbour and Lake Thun (ca. 1900)
See also
In Spanish: Spiez para niños
