Meiringen

Meiringen
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Meiringen
Meiringen Location within Switzerland Meiringen Location within Canton of Bern
Coordinates: 46°43′39″N 8°11′14″E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 7 members
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident(in) Daniel Studer SPS/PSS (as of 2026)
Area
• Total	40.7 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation	595 m (1,952 ft)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	4,666
• Density	115/km2 (297/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	3860
SFOS number	785
ISO 3166 code	CH-BE
Surrounded by	Brienz, Brienzwiler, Grindelwald, Hasliberg, Innertkirchen, Lungern (OW), Schattenhalb
Website	www.meiringen.ch

Meiringen (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪrɪŋən]) is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti, Sand, Stein, Unterbach, Unterheidon, Wylerli and Zaun. The municipal coat of arms shows a black eagle in a yellow field. ("Or an Eagle displayed Sable crowned, beaked, langued and membered of the first.") Formerly the coat of arms of the entire Oberhasli Talschaft, this design continues the imperial coat of arms.

Meiringen is famous for the nearby Reichenbach Falls, a waterfall that was the setting for the final showdown between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Professor Moriarty. The village is also known for its claim to have been the place where meringue was first created.