Boltigen
Boltigen | |
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Boltigen village | |
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Location of Boltigen | |
Boltigen Boltigen | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 7°23′E / 46.617°N 7.383°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Obersimmental-Saanen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Klaus Meinen-Roschi (as of 2008) |
| Area | |
• Total | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 814 m (2,671 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
• Total | 1,367 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3766 |
| SFOS number | 791 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Diemtigen, Jaun (FR), Oberwil im Simmental, Plaffeien (FR), Saanen, Zweisimmen |
| Website | www.boltigen.ch |
Boltigen (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔltɪɡn̩]) is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Boltigen is a mixed community, with traits both of a burgess community and a village community. Beside it, there is also a reformed evangelical Church community. The history of the community goes back to 1386 and the so-called Freiheitsbrief von 1386.
The community president is Hermann Maurer, since 1 January 2005.