Meiringen
Switzerland
Meiringen, a small town in the Bernese Oberland, claims two distinct pieces of fame: the nearby Reichenbach Falls, where Arthur Conan Doyle staged the fictional death of Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty, and the invention of meringue. Set in mountain terrain with good hiking and winter sports, the town sits alongside water with a café and restaurant scene that outpaces the town's size, and UNESCO World Heritage sites lie within reach in the wider region.
- Population4,652
- Nearest water from center0.3 km
- Nearest mountain from center1.8 km
- UNESCO within 50 km3