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

The municipality includes the settlements of Willigen, Geissholz, Falcheren and Lüögen.

[3] The municipality was created in 1834 from the cooperative farms (Bäuerten) of "Willigen," "Geissholz," "Falchern" and "Lugen."

The name Schattenhalb ("Shadow-half") refers to the shady face of the mountainside south of Meiringen.

The oldest traces of settlements in the area are scattered Bronze Age ax and spear heads and a Roman era coin hoard.

By the Middle Ages the scattered Bäuerten of Schattenhalb were part of the parish of Meiringen and the Vogtei of Hasli.

Traditionally the villagers raised cattle and horses in seasonal alpine meadows and then sold the livestock and cheese to traders.

During the 18th and 19th century authors, such as Charles Victor de Bonstetten and Jakob Samuel Wyttenbach, explored and described the natural beauty of the canyons, waterfalls and glaciers of the Bernese Oberland including many sights near Schattenhalb.

A cable car was built in 1899 which allowed guests to travel to the top of the falls.

Today the municipality shares a post office and telephone exchange with Meiringen.

While some residents still are involved in agriculture, about three-fourths of the jobs in Schattenhalb are in the services sector.

[6] Schattenhalb lies in the Bernese Oberland in the Hasli valley, where the Aare River flows.

The highest mountain is the Wellhorn, on the southwestern edge of the municipality (3,192 m [10,472 ft]).

[7] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per chevron Sable Five Mullets Or three and two and of the second an Eagle of the first crowned of the second.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (607 or 92.8%) as their first language, Spanish is the second most common (19 or 2.9%) and Portuguese is the third (9 or 1.4%).

In 2011, single family homes made up 51.1% of the total housing in the municipality.

In the tertiary sector; 4 or 1.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 49 or 12.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 1.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 5 or 1.3% were in education and 301 or 79.4% were in health care.

[24] From the 2000 census[update], 501 or 76.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 105 or 16.1% were Roman Catholic.

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.