Bönigen

Bönigen
Bönigen from Lake Brienz
Location of Bönigen
Bönigen
Bönigen
Coordinates: 46°41′N 7°53′E / 46.683°N 7.883°E / 46.683; 7.883
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
Government
 • MayorHerbert Seiler
Area
 • Total
15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2010)
 • Total
2,444
 • Density162/km2 (419/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
3806
SFOS number572
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byIseltwald, Gündlischwand, Gsteigwiler, Matten bei Interlaken, Wilderswil, Interlaken
Websitewww.boenigen.ch

Bönigen (German pronunciation: [ˈbøːnɪɡn̩]) is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern. It lies on the shore of Lake Brienz, near to the mouth of the river Lütschine, and adjacent to the resort town of Interlaken.

Bönigen belongs to the Small Agglomeration Interlaken with 23,300 inhabitants (2014).

Bönigen belongs to the church parish of Gsteig bei Interlaken, which includes eight other nearby municipalities.