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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]
Basel is the capital of Switzerland's pharmaceutical industry, hosting Novartis, Roche, and many other players. It is one of the world's most important centres for the life sciences industry. [134] Switzerland had the second-highest global rating in the Index of Economic Freedom 2023, [135] while also providing significant public services. [136]
Basel is commonly considered to be the cultural capital of Switzerland [7] [8] and the city is famous for its many museums, including the Kunstmuseum, which is the first collection of art accessible to the public in the world (1661) and the largest museum of art in Switzerland, the Fondation Beyeler (located in Riehen), the Museum Tinguely and ...
The modern Swiss federal state came into being when the federal constitution became effective on September 12, 1848, but the location of the nation's capital remained unresolved. On 28 November, the Federal Assembly voted in favor of Bern as the federal city and the seat of the federal authorities (however, to this day, Switzerland has no de ...
There are 26 constituencies in Switzerland – one for each of the 26 cantons of Switzerland ... The listed constituencies are referred to by their unofficial names. ...
Population of towns (2022) Below is a list of towns and cities in Switzerland.Until 2014 municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants were considered to be towns (German: Stadt/Städte, French: ville(s), Italian: città).
The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant . Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau , in the valley of the Aare , on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains , [ 3 ] and is west of Zürich , [ 4 ] 58 kilometres (36 miles) south of Basel and 65 ...
The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.9 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 1.9% of the workforce coming into Lausanne are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.1% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. [60]