Heimiswil

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Heimiswil is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.6 thous.Area: 9.03 mi²Coordinates: 47°3'35"N, 7°39'16"E

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Heimiswil – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Burgdorf, Museum Franz Gertsch, Landshut Castle, Trachselwald Castle.

1.2 miW
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Schloss Burgdorf, Burgdorf
32 min walk • Burgdorf Castle is a castle in the municipality of Burgdorf in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
1.4 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Museum Franz Gertsch, Burgdorf
36 min walk • Museum Franz Gertsch is an art museum in Burgdorf, Switzerland.
7.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Landshut Castle, Utzenstorf
187 min walk • Landshut Castle is a castle in the municipality of Utzenstorf of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5 miSE
Forts and castles
Trachselwald Castle
129 min walk • Trachselwald Castle is a castle in the municipality of Trachselwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.6 miS
Cemetery, Hotel
Rüegsau
67 min walk • Rüegsau is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.
7.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Emmental
186 min walk • The Emmental is a valley in west central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern. It is a hilly landscape comprising the basins of the rivers Emme and Ilfis. The region is mostly devoted to farming, particularly dairy farming. The principal settlements are the town of Burgdorf and the village of Langnau.
5.6 miW
Forts and castles
Hindelbank Castle
144 min walk • Hindelbank Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hindelbank of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It was sold to the canton in 1866 and later became a workhouse and a prison. Currently, it is the administration building of the only women's prison in Switzerland.
4.9 miSE
Locality
Sumiswald
125 min walk • Sumiswald is a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is mostly known for being the manufacturing location of the Swiss railway clock.
4.2 miSE
47°0'18"N • 7°41'40"E
Kulturmühle, Lützelflüh
108 min walk • Museum
1.3 miW
47°3'24"N • 7°37'36"E
Theater Z, Burgdorf
34 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
5.8 miSW
Monastery
Thorberg Castle, Berne
148 min walk • Thorberg Castle is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, now a prison, located in Krauchthal in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland.