What is "wengen"

Wengen may refer to:

• Wengen, a village and winter resort in Switzerland
• La Val, a commune in South Tyrol, Italy with the German name "Wengen"
• in Germany:
  • Wengen (Nennslingen), a village in the municipality of Nennslingen in Mittelfranken
  • Wengen (Weitnau), a place in the municipality of Weitnau im Allgäu
  • Wengen (Sulzbach-Laufen), a place in the municipality of Sulzbach-Laufen in Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg
  • Wengen (Dießen), a place in the municipality of Dießen am Ammersee in Bavaria

Wengen is a village in the Bernese Oberland in the canton of Bern, located in central Switzerland at an elevation of above sea level. It is part of the Jungfrauregion and has approximately 1,300 year-round residents, which swells to 5,000 during summer and to 10,000 in the winter.