The first settlements date from the neolithic and Bronze Ages. In the 5th century BC.
The official language of Brienz is the Swiss variety of Standard German.
Brienz is a municipality in the administrative district of Interlaken-Oberhasli in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.
On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Interlaken, the municipality’s former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli.
Giessbach Falls with the Giessbachbahn, the oldest funicular in Europe.
Brienz is twinned with: Shimada, Japan; Shizuoka, Japan & Tryavna, Bulgaria.
Notable resident of Brienz: Heinrich Federer & Rosa Neuenschwander.
The parish of Brienz includes Oberried am Brienzersee, Schwanden bei Brienz, Hofstetten bei Brienz and Brienzwiler.
The Ballenberg open-air museum of nearly 100 original century-old buildings from all over Switzerland.
The urbanized village of Brienz and the Hotel Giessbach are both part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
