Frutigen District

Frutigen District
Amtsbezirk Frutigen
District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalFrutigen
Area
  Total
489 km2 (189 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
18,581
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities7

Frutigen District is a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Frutigen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district), whose administrative centre is still Frutigen. Since 2010, it remains a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

It includes seven municipalities in an area of 490 km2:

Municipality Population (01.01.2005) Area (km2)
Adelboden3,68688.2
Aeschi bei Spiez1,96730.9
Frutigen6,64871.8
Kandergrund1,09232.0
Kandersteg1,193134.5
Krattigen9166.0
Reichenbach im Kandertal3,342125.8