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The history of the city of Bern proper begins when Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen founded the city in the late 12th century - 1191 being the official date. At that time, much of today's western Switzerland (then considered part of southern Burgundy) was under the authority of the house of Zähringen .
FC Breitenrain Bern, founded in 1994, also play in Bern. [51] SC Bern is the major ice hockey team of Bern which plays in the PostFinance Arena. They compete in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team has ranked highest in attendance for a European hockey team for more than a decade. [52]
Historical Society of the Canton of Bern founded. [18] 1848 - Bern becomes capital of Switzerland. [3] [7] 1850 Der Bund newspaper begins publication. Population: 29,670 in city; 407,765 in canton. [19] 1851 - Tiefenaubrücke (bridge) built. 1857 - Federal Palace of Switzerland [1] and Bärengraben (bear pit) built. 1858 Bern railway station opens.
Lower Freiamt was governed by Zürich, Bern and Glarus alone. County of Baden – conquered 1415; from 1712 governed by Zürich, Bern and Glarus. County of Sargans – from 1460/83; Landgraviate of Thurgau – from 1460; Vogtei of Rheintal – from 1490, Acht Orte minus Bern, plus the Imperial Abbey of St Gall. Appenzell added in 1500; Bern ...
The dukes of Zähringen founded many cities, the most important being Freiburg in 1120, Fribourg in 1157, and Bern in 1191. The Zähringer dynasty ended with the death of Berchtold V in 1218, and their cities subsequently thus became independent , while the dukes of Kyburg competed with the house of Habsburg over control of the rural regions of ...
The second theme is the fundamental principles that Switzerland was founded on; including independence, freedom, separation of government powers, order and security. The final theme is the cultural and material variety of Switzerland; including politically (represented by Canton flags), geographically and socially. [8]
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.
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