'Reichenbach im Kandertal' is a
municipality in the district of
Frutigen in the
canton of
Bern in
Switzerland. Until 1957 it was known as ''Reichenbach bei Frutigen''.
Since 1910, the nearby mountain of Niesen (altitude 2362 m) can be ascended at gradients of up to 68% via the
Niesenbahn, which with a length of 3499 m is the longest
funicular railway in Europe.