Interlaken Practical Information is useful for one planning make a trip to this beautiful place. The town is small with numerous natural scenes to visit. Before the year 1891, the town was called as Aarmuhle. The major source of business for the town was printing, textiles and watch-making. However, now the main source of revenue is the tourism industry.  

Population  

The Interlaken practical information speaks for the population of the town. It is just about 5,290. Twenty-four percent of the population consists of foreign nationals. The growth rate for the population is just 4.5 percent. The median age of the population is 47.6 years.  

Language and Culture  

The German speaking people are 84 percent of the town. About 4 percent of the population speaks Portugese. Besides these 2 languages, the third highest speaking language in the region is Italian.  

Geography  

Interlaken is situated between the Lake Brienz to the east and Lake Thun to the west in the area called Bodeli. The town is named because of the location it has, as it is situated between 2 lakes. Interlaken is situated 570 meters above sea level. The town is spread to 4.4 sq. km in area. Of the total area, 21.5 percnet is forested; about 27 percent is used for agriculture purpose, 7 percent remains useless due to rivers, glaciers, mountains; and the rest of the land has been used by the public for buildings, roads and other items in the infrastructure.  

Tourism  

The city is visited by a number of adventure seekers throughout the year. The town is preferred by backpackers. There is skiing, skydiving, hang gliding and para-gliding for the visitors. The town is a peaceful place for the people to stay here. Many hotels are situated along Hoheweg Avenue, offering a good view. The main center of attraction for the city is Jungfrau which is near the railway station. It is about 4200 meters above the sea level. Mystery Park is another paranormal-based theme park which is the quite famous place in the town. It remained closed for 3 years before it was reopened in 2009.  

Transportation  

Although the town is small, it has 2 railway stations, Interlaken West, and Interlaken Ost (East).  It has 2 funicular railways, as well. The trains run on the narrow-gauge lines inside the town.