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In 1264 Thun received town rights and in 1384 the town was bought by the canton of Bern. Thun was the capital of the Canton of Oberland of the Helvetic Republic , which lasted from 1798 until 1803. In 1819 a Military School was founded in the town, which later developed into the main military school in Switzerland.
Thun District in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland was created on 1 January 2010. [1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 31 municipalities with an area of 321.90 km 2 (124.29 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008 [update] ) of 103,233.
The canton of Bern is mainly drained by the river Aare and its tributaries. The area of the canton is commonly divided into six regions. [22] The most populated area is the Bernese Mittelland on the plateau north of the Alps, with the capital city of Bern. The northmost part of the canton is the Bernese Jura bordering the Canton of Jura.
Oberhofen from Lake Thun. Oberhofen am Thunersee has an area of 2.71 km 2 (1.05 sq mi). [4] As of the 2004 survey, a total of 0.55 km 2 (0.21 sq mi) or 20.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.43 km 2 (0.55 sq mi) or 52.6% is forested.
Bern is one of the three cantons (with Valais and Graubünden) having summits above 4,000 metres. It is also one of the two cantons (with Vaud ) extending over both the Alps and Jura . Topographically, the most important summit of the canton is that of the Finsteraarhorn (most elevated , most prominent and most isolated ).
Thun District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Thun . From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the new and enlarged Thun (administrative district) , whose administrative centre remained Thun.
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After the collapse of the Republic and 1803 Act of Mediation it rejoined the Canton of Bern in the newly created Thun District. Traditionally the villagers of Sigriswil fished in Lake Thun, raised crops and vineyards on the valley floor and raised cattle in the summer in high alpine meadows before bringing them down for winter. By 1914 a ...