Diemtigen (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːmtɪɡn̩]; Highest Alemannic: Diemtige) is a village and a municipality of the Frutigen -Niedersimmental administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland . It is located at the northern end of the Diemtigtal elevated on a plateau west above the creek Chirel .

In 1986, the community was awarded the Wakker Prize for preservation of its architectural heritage.

Diemtigen is first mentioned in 1257 as Diemtingen.

The Diemtigen area was inhabited during the Bronze Age and possibly during the Mesolithic Era. It was permanently inhabited and fortified by the High Middle Ages.