Interlaken Facts for Kids

Interlaken is a town and municipality in the administrative district of Interlaken-Oberhasli in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. It is an important and well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, and the main transport gateway to the mountains and lakes of that region.

Images for kids

View of Interlaken, 1821
The New Castle was built in 1746–50 on the site of the monastery's west wing
Höhenweg der Aarmühle nach Interlaken painting of Aarmühle by Jules-Louis-Frédéric Villeneuve from 1823
Photograph of Interlaken and the Jungfrau from the late 19th century
Parc-Hotel in Interlaken
Aerial view of Interlaken (as seen from the west) located at the southern bank of the Aare (picture: on the left side), and Unterseen on the northern bank of the Aare, Matten b. I. south, right next to Interlaken, Bönigen right on Lake Brienz' end shore in the background, and Lake Thun in the foreground; the valley of the Lütschine is in shadow to the right with Wilderswil still in the sun.
Jungfraustrasse
Hotels on the Höheweg; roughly a quarter of all jobs in Interlaken are in hotels or restaurants
Hotel Victoria-Jungfrau
Catholic and Protestant churches
One of Interlaken's two primary schools
View of Jungfrau from the Höhematte
The weir on the Aare
Berner Oberland train at Interlaken
Lake Brienz ship Jungfrau at Interlaken
Unspunnenfest in 2006
Polo Hofer, 2011
Lucas Tramèr, 2013