Niederried bei Interlaken is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

In 1528, the city of Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and began imposing it on the Bernese Oberland.

In 1916 the last leg of the Brünig railway line was completed, which passed through the narrow village.

[5] It lies in the Bernese Oberland on the north shore of Lake Brienz.

The highest point is the Suggiture (2,085 m (6,841 ft)) at the northern edge of the municipality.

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Semi Ibex rampant Sable langued Gules and a Base Vert.

The green field appears on the coats of arms of both Niederried and Oberried.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (316 or 92.4%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (10 or 2.9%) and Albanian is the third (8 or 2.3%).

[9] Of the population in the municipality, 106 or about 31.0% were born in Niederried bei Interlaken and lived there in 2000.

[10] There were 167 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.3% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 2 or 11.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 8 or 44.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 16.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 11.1% were in education.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 36 or 10.5% were Roman Catholic, while 237 or 69.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.

[17] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 9 students attending one primary class.