Geography
Oberried am Brienzersee has an area, as of 2009, of 20.12 square kilometers (7.77 sq mi). Of this area, 7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi) or 38.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi) or 43.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 2.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi) or 15.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 37.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.1% is pastures and 33.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 10.4% is unproductive vegetation and 4.8% is too rocky for vegetation.
It is located in the Bernese Oberland at the north shore of Lake Brienz. The highest mountain in the municipality is the Tannhorn (2,221 m (7,287 ft)). It includes the sections of Dörfli, Mehrendorf and Ebligen on the shore of the lake and then rises into the alps. In addition to the Tannhorn, the Augstmatthorn and Riederengrat as well as peaks around the Riederengrat are part of the municipality.
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