Many Amish Mennonites in America can be traced to the areas of Thun and Schwarzenburg in Canton Bern.
It is located on the Flamatt-Schwarzenburg road and consists of two village centers and a settlement around the church as well as numerous small hamlets.
On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen merged in the new municipality of Schwarzenburg.
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The farm house Aeckenmatt at Aeckenmatt 6, the ruins of Grasburg castle, the Frühmesskapelle at Käppeligässli 5, the Rossgrabenbrücke (bridge, shared with Rüeggisberg), Schwarzenburg Castle and the granary at Henzischwand 298 A are all listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.