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The Bernese Oberland (Bernese highlands) is the higher part of the and Lake Brienz , and the valleys of the Bernese Alps (thus, the inhabitable parts from approximately the level of Lake Thun at 558 m).
Districts considered part of the Oberland are:


The Swiss German dialects spoken in the Bernese Oberland are Highest Alemannic German , contrasting with the High Alemannic Bernese German spoken in Berne and the northern parts of the canton.

See also: The Friend Of God From The Oberland , a mystical figure associated to that region.