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Bern now styled itself as a Republic (Stadt und Republik Bern, Republica Bernensis) rather than a Reichsstadt, following the example of the Italian city republics. In effect, public offices were now the exclusive prerogative of the gnädige Herren, the "merciful lords", as the small number of noble families now ruling Bern came to be called. In ...
Bern was made a free imperial city in 1218 and, in 1353, it joined the Swiss Confederacy, becoming one of its eight early cantons. Since then, Bern became a large city-state and a prominent actor of Swiss history by pursuing a policy of sovereign territorial expansion. Since the 15th century, the city was progressively rebuilt and acquired its ...
The Zytglogge (Bernese German: [ˈtsiˌkːlɔkːə]; lit. ' time bell ') is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland.Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial.
3D model of the Old City. The Old City (German: Altstadt) is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.
After the Reformation, Bern created the Interlaken bailiwick from the monastery lands. Part of the monastery building was used as the headquarters of the district administration, while the rest was used as an indigent hospital. In 1562-63 Bern converted the monastery church's choir into a granary and a wine cellar.
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.
1348-49 - Pogroms and persecution of the Jews in Bern following the Black Death. [5] 1353 - Canton of Bern joins the Swiss Confederacy. [6] [7] 1380 - Public clock installed (approximate date). [8] 1383-1384 - Burgdorferkrieg (Kyberg-Bern war) takes place in the County of Burgundy. 1406 - Construction begins of current Town hall of Bern. [7]
List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Bern; List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Bern A-M; List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Bern N-Z