Bellmund

Also known as Bellmund BE

Bellmund () is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Bellmund
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Bellmund COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Bellmund Flag.svg
Swiss town.image_photo: CH Ipsach.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Ipsach as seen from the lake; Bellmund is to the rear.
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Biel/Bienne
Swiss town.postal_code: 2564
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0732
Swiss town.area: 3.8

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Bellmund () is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

==History== Bellmund is first mentioned in 1107 as Bellus mons. In 1228 it was mentioned as Belmunt. The municipality was formerly known by its French name Belmont though that name is rarely used.