Diemtigen

Diemtigen
Location of Diemtigen
Diemtigen
Diemtigen
Coordinates: 46°38′N 7°33′E / 46.633°N 7.550°E / 46.633; 7.550
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictFrutigen-Niedersimmental
Area
 • Total
130.0 km2 (50.2 sq mi)
Elevation
609 m (1,998 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2011)
 • Total
2,138
 • Density16.45/km2 (42.60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
3753
SFOS number762
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byAdelboden, Boltigen, Därstetten, Erlenbach im Simmental, Frutigen, Oberwil im Simmental, Reichenbach im Kandertal, Sankt Stephan, Wimmis, Zweisimmen
Websitewww.diemtigen.ch

Diemtigen (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːmtɪɡn̩]; Highest Alemannic: Diemtige) is a village and a municipality of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located at the northern end of the Diemtigtal elevated on a plateau west above the creek Chirel.

In 1986, the community was awarded the Wakker Prize for preservation of its architectural heritage.