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Bern (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ), or Berne (French: ⓘ), [note 1] is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". [note 2] [3] With a population of about 133,000 (as of 2022), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. [4]
Münster of Bern, viewed from the Kirchenfeld Bridge, showing the bell tower and the large terrace. The Münster of Bern (German: Berner Münster) is a Protestant Gothic cathedral located on the south side of the peninsula. Construction on the Münster began in 1421 and finished with the bell tower in 1893.
The canton of Bern, or Berne (German: Kanton Bern; French: canton de Berne; Romansh: Chantun Berna; Italian: Canton Berna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the de facto capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the canton, displayed on a red-yellow background.
Website; www.rathaus.sites.be.ch: Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance. The Bern Town Hall (German: Rathaus Bern) is the building in Bern, ...
Zeitglockenturm Bern Archived 5 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine Official Website in English and German; Zytglogge Bern Flash 3D Panorama; Tourist information by Bern Tourism; Source texts relating to the Zytglogge on www.g26.ch (in German) Daily audio/video timelapse of the Zytglogge; Maja Kaeser. "Der Zeitglockenturm und sein ...
Official Museum of Fine Arts Bern website — info on history + collections. Credit-suisse.com: Interview with the Director of Bern Museum of Fine Arts 46°57′04″N 7°26′36″E / 46.9511°N 7.4434°E / 46.9511;
The University of Bern also offers the Master in Applied Economic Analysis (MAEA), which is the only university-level program in Switzerland with focus on applied economic analysis. [20] The Graduate Schools for doctoral candidates offer further-reaching programmes that are closely linked to the university's research priorities in the fields of ...
The history of the city of Bern proper begins when Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen founded the city in the late 12th century - 1191 being the official date. At that time, much of today's western Switzerland (then considered part of southern Burgundy) was under the authority of the house of Zähringen .