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Interlaken

Chief town of the Bernese Alps, Switzerland, 40 km/25 mi southeast of Bern; population (2000) 15,000. Situated an altitude of 570 m/1,870 ft, it lies on the River Aar between lakes Brienz and Thun. Industries include tourism, watchmaking, and the production of textiles. Its main street, the Hoheweg, commands a fine view of the Jungfrau Mountain. The site was first occupied in 1130 by a monastery, which was suppressed in 1528.



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