GSTAAD (3,450 ft.), a health resort and centre for winter sports in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, on the upper Saane. It has a station on the railway Montreux—Bernese Oberland. It is the starting point of the route over the Col-de-Pillon to Dia blerets. Gstaad belongs to the commune of Saaner, which had a total pop. (193o) of 6,33o Protestant, German-speaking in habitants.