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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]
Arcade in the Old City of Bern. Bern was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of "an exceptionally coherent planning concept" and because "the medieval town...has retained its original character". [5] Bern owes its coherent planning concept and its famous arcades to a disaster. In 1405 a fire broke out in Bern, which was mostly ...
World Heritage Sites ; Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Old City of Berne: Bern: 1983 267; iii (cultural) Berne was founded in the 12th century on a hill site surrounded by the Aare River from three sides. Over centuries, the city developed following an exceptionally coherent planning concept, thus retaining its original ...
Map of Downtown Bern Module:Location map/data/Switzerland Bern downtown is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Bern . The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
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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.
Map of Bern region Module:Location map/data/Switzerland Bern is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Bern . The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The Bundesplatz (literally: the "Federal Square") is the Government Plaza in Bern, the de facto capital city of Switzerland. It is situated in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern.