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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 ...
1430 - Konrad Justinger writes Chronik der Stadt Bern, a history of the city. 1470 - Tschachtlanchronik (Bern history) compiled. 1489 - Untertorbrücke (bridge) built. 1494 - Antoniterkirche (Bern) (church) rebuilt. 1513 - Town begins to keep bears in the Bärenplatz. [7] 1525 - Printing press in operation. [9] 1528 - Bern Disputation.
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 133,000 (as of 2022), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. [4]
The Bern Historical Museum is a heritage site of national significance. [ 4 ] One of the most remarkable items in the collection is the Muri statuette group , a group of six Gallo-Roman bronze figurines, and the Moringen arrowhead , determined to be of meteoric origin in 2023 despite being in the collection for well over a century.
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
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.
The Vennerbrunnen (Banner Carrier or Vexillum Fountain) is a fountain on Rathausplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance [1] and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern.
By Justinger's own account, the Bernese Chronicle is primarily based on documents that were stored in the archives of the city of Bern in the early 14th century. [2] Furthermore, Justinger used the Narratio conflictus apud Laupen (Latin: ‘Narrative of the conflict at Laupen’) as well as the annals of the cathedral of Bern ( Cronica de Berno ...