Därligen (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛʁlɪɡn̩]) is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
[3] The earliest traces of settlement in the area are scattered Bronze Age artifacts which have been discovered near the lake shore.
The Bödelibahn railway from Därligen to Interlaken opened in 1872 and was extended to Bönigen in 1874.
Initially this line was unconnected to the rest of the Swiss railway system, and merely served as a link between the steamships on both lakes, with all goods and passengers transferred between boat and train at Därligen.
However, in 1893, the line was extended westwards to Thun, with onward connections to Bern and beyond, thus removing the need for such transfer.
[3][4] Därligen lies in the Bernese Oberland at the south shore of Lake Thun.
The town is located at the lake shore at the mouth of the Aare River canal, while the municipality reaches to the Därliggrat ridge.
On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli.
[11] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (338 or 94.2%) as their first language, Albanian is the second most common (7 or 1.9%) and French is the third (6 or 1.7%).
In the federal election, a total of 128 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 40.6%.
In the tertiary sector; 10 or 40.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 8 or 32.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 12.0% were in education.
[11] From the 2000 census[update], 38 or 10.6% were Roman Catholic, while 278 or 77.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
It formerly had rail service at Därligen railway station on Lake Thun line.