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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 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.
Canton of Bern Twice weekly Founded by Karl and Johann Schnell. Succeeded by the Berner Volkszeitung [66] [67] Allgemeine Schweizer Zeitung: 1831 1846 Bern Canton of Bern Thrice weekly Succeeded the Neue Schweizer Zeitung [68] Bündner Landbote: 1845 1847 Chur Canton of the Grisons Weekly [69] Berner Volkszeitung: 1846 1847 Bern Canton of Bern ...
On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Thun, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Thun. Demographics. Forst-Längenbühl has a population (as of December 2020) of 769. As of 2012, 4.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Between the last 2 ...
An aerial view of the castle Another view of the castle. Thun Castle (German: Schloss Thun) is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern.It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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.
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.
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.