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mayor of Bern 1888–1895 member of the Federal Council 1895–1919 Coat of arms of Bern. This is a list of mayors of the city of Bern, Switzerland. The executive of Bern is the municipal council (Gemeinderat). It is chaired by the mayor (Stadtpräsident von Bern). From 1832 to 1871, the term Gemeindepräsident was used.
The meetings of the Bern city council are held in Erlacherhof. The Municipal Council (German: Gemeinderat) is the executive body of the city of Bern, Switzerland.. It consists of five full-time members who represent proportionally the voting population of the city of Bern; they are elected for four years, and each one leads one of the directorates of the city administration.
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Bern (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ), or Berne (French: ⓘ), [note 1] is the de facto [note 2] capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". [note 3] [3] With a population of about 146,000 (as of 2024), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. [4]
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Karl Zeerleder becomes mayor. Canton becomes administratively independent of city. [1] 1834 - University of Bern established. [7] 1837 - Population: 24,362. [12] 1844 - Nydeggbrücke (bridge) built. 1846 Jews granted freedom of establishment in the canton. [17] Historical Society of the Canton of Bern founded. [18] 1848 - Bern becomes capital ...
The etymology of the name Bern is uncertain. Local legend has it that Berchtold V, Duke of Zähringen, the founder of the City of Bern, vowed to name the city after the first animal he met on the hunt; as this turned out to be a bear, the city had both its name and its heraldic beast.
The Bern Town Hall (German: Rathaus Bern) is the building in Bern, Switzerland that houses the Grand Council of Bern (German: Grosser Rat, French: Grand conseil), the Executive Council of Bern (German: Regierungsrat, French: Conseil-éxecutif) and the Grand Council of the City of Bern.