Meiringen

Meiringen in the Haslital
The diversity of the Haslital guarantees exciting holidays for families, solo travelers, summer and winter sports enthusiasts, nature lovers, those seeking relaxation and peace, and culture lovers. Let yourself be surprised by the interesting offers from Haslital Tourism and plan a stay in the heart of Switzerland today.
The Haslital also creates good conditions in the business sector. With zoned building land in the industrial, commercial and tourist zone as well as good transport connections by rail and road to Lucerne/Zurich/Basel, Interlaken/Bern/Lausanne/Geneva, to Valais and Ticino, economically sustainable projects are welcome in the region. The municipality welcomes a diverse mix of industries, is committed to maintaining the existing companies and is also committed to the further development and promotion of Meiringen as a business location.
Text / Source: Municipality of Meiringen, Rudenz 14, Meiringen
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Meiringen, in the Bernese Oberland
Orts dialect Meiringe or an der Gasse is a place in the
Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli in the Swiss canton of Bern.
Meiringen is located in the eastern Bernese Oberland, in Haslital on the upper reaches of the Aare, which flows west to Lake Brienz. The town lies at the foot of various passes that allow transitions over the surrounding mountain ranges: in the east of the Sustenpass in the canton of Uri, in the southeast of Grimselpass in the canton of Valais and in the northwest of the Brünigpass in the canton of Obwalden. Through the Reichenbachtal leads a transition over the pass Grosse Scheideggnach Grindelwald, but is closed to private car traffic.
Meiringen is bordered to the east by the municipalities of Hasliberg, Innertkirchen and Schattenhalb, to the west by the communities of Brienzwiler, Brienz and Grindelwald and to the north by the municipality of Lungern in the canton of Obwalden.The municipality consists of the villages Meiringen (north of the Aare), Balm and Unterheid / Unterbach (south of the Aare), Hausen (direction Brünigpass), Brünigen, Brünigpass, fence, the Wilerli, the Prasti, the Brünigerälpeli, the Alps Breitenboden, Isetwald , Wandel and Wirzen, Schönbühl and the Schwarzwaldalp, 12.2 kilometers from Meiringen.
The name Meiringen is mentioned for the first time in 1201, as it is by a Petrus de Megeringendie. The origin of the place name can not be determined due to its comparatively late Erstbezeugung not sure. It could be formed from the Old High German personal name Megiherund the place name ending -ingun, which would mean «with the people, with the clan of the Megiher».In Meiringen in 1879 and 1891 there were two big village fires.

Nice town in central Switzerland in the Aare valley below Hasliberg.