Saxeten

Saxeten
Interlaken as viewed from Saxeten
Location of Saxeten
Saxeten
Saxeten
Coordinates: 46°38′N 7°50′E / 46.633°N 7.833°E / 46.633; 7.833
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictInterlaken-Oberhasli
Government
 • MayorRobert Seematter
Area
 • Total
19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,103 m (3,619 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)
 • Total
99
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
3813>
SFOS number591
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
LocalitiesAeschi bei Spiez, Därligen, Lauterbrunnen, Leissigen, Wilderswil
Websitewww.saxeten.ch

Saxeten is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

In 1999, Saxeten became internationally known following an incident where 21 tourists and guides were killed in a flash flood in the Saxetbach gorge.