What is Spiez?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Spiez | municipality_name = Spiez | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = Spiez-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Spiez.png | languages = German | canton = Bern | iso-code-region = CH-BE | district = [[Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district)|Frutigen-Niedersimmental]] | coordinates={{coord|46|41|N|7|40|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3700 | municipality_code = 0768 | area = 16.78 | elevation = 628|elevation_description= Railway station | population = 12417 | populationof = Dec 2011 | popofyear = 2011 | website = www.spiez.ch | mayor = Franz Arnold |mayor_asof=2002|mayor_party=SP/PS | mayor_title = Gemeindepräsident |list_of_mayors = | executive_name = Gemeinderat | executive_number_of_members = 7 | parliament_name = Grosser Gemeinderat | parliament_number_of_members = 36 | places = Einigen, Faulensee, Hondrich and Spiezwiler | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Aeschi bei Spiez]], [[Hilterfingen]], [[Krattigen]], [[Oberhofen am Thunersee]], [[Reutigen]], [[Sigriswil]], [[Thun]], [[Wimmis]], [[Zwieselberg]] | twintowns = [[Prachatice]] (Czech Republic) |}} '''Spiez''' is a [[municipality]] in [[Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district)|Frutigen-Niedersimmental]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Bern (canton)|Bern]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is on the [[Lake Thun]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Spiez.JPG|Spiez File:Spiez Luftaufnahme 2.jpg|Spiez from the air, with the lake in the background and the Kander bottom left File:Schloss Spiez.jpg|Spiez Castle File:Spiez railway station.jpg|Spiez train station </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Spiez}} * [http://www.spiez.ch Official Website of the city of Spiez] {{in lang|de}} * {{HDS|8454|Spiez}} {