Bern

Also known as Berne, city of Bern, Berna

Bern (), or Berne (), is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000.

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Bern is the de facto capital of Switzerland and the fifth-largest city in the country, with a population of about 146,000 people. It matters as the seat of Swiss federal government, serving as the political center where the nation's major decisions are made.

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Switzerland municipality.places: Altenberg, Aaregg, Bümpliz, Bethlehem, Beundenfeld, Bottigen, Breitenrain, Breitfeld, Brunnadern, Dählhölzli, Engeried, Gäbelbach, Grosser Bremgartenwald, Gryphenhübeli, Felsenau, Holligen, Innere Stadt, Kirchenfeld, Könizbergwald, Länggasse, Lorraine, Muesmatt, Murifeld, Neufeld, Sandrain, Schosshalde, Spitalacker, Stöckacker, Tiefenau, Wankdorf, Weissenbühl, Weissenstein
Switzerland municipality.neighboring_municipalities: Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
Switzerland municipality.website: www.bern.ch
Switzerland municipality.subject_name: Bern
Switzerland municipality.other_name: Berne
Switzerland municipality.municipality_type: municipality and city
Switzerland municipality.image_caption: Aerial view of the Old City and the Aare
Switzerland municipality.imagepath_flag: CHE Bern BE Flag.svg
Switzerland municipality.imagepath_coa: CHE Bern BE COA.svg
Switzerland municipality.canton: Bern
Switzerland municipality.iso code region: CH-BE
Switzerland municipality.district: Bern-Mittelland administrative district
Switzerland municipality.postal_code: 3000–3030
Switzerland municipality.municipality_code: 0351
Switzerland municipality.area: 51.6
Switzerland municipality.elevation: 540
Switzerland municipality.elevation_description: Bahnhofplatz
Switzerland municipality.highest: Könizberg

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Official name: Berne
Demonym: Bernerin
Population: 201800
Area: 51.62
Elevation: 542
Official website: www.bern.ch/en
Image: Bern luftaufnahme.png
Unemployment rate: 1.9
Dialing code: 031
Licence plate code: BE

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Commons category: Bern
inception: 1191-00-00
Commons gallery: Bern
IPv4 routing prefix: 138.190.0.0/16
social media followers: 12733
native label: Berna
described at URL: www.deutsche-militaerstandorte-nach1945.de/view_stadt.cfm?stadt_id=1141
Wikimedia Incubator URL: incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wy/hbs/Bern
postal code: 3004
P12749: Domitian
phone number: +41-313216111
contact page URL: www.bern.ch/@@contact
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/351
number of houses: 14897
time of earliest written record: 1208-12-01
number of viewers/listeners: 299041

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Contents

Etymology
History
Early history
Old Swiss Confederacy
Modern history
Geography and climate
Topography
Climate
Politics
Subdivisions
Government
Parliament
National elections
National Council
International relations
Twin and sister cities
Demographics
Historical population
Religion
Main sights
Heritage sites of national significance
Culture
Theatres
Cinemas
Film festivals
Festivals
Music events
Fairs
Sports
Economy
Education
Transport
Public transport
Road traffic
Airport
Bicycle transport
Notable people
Public servants, the military and the church
Politicians and the landed gentry
Science and academia
Writing and acting
Artists, painters and musicians
Business
Sport
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links

Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons. The city's official language is German. The main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect, Bernese German. In 1983, the historic old town (in ) in the centre of Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is notably surrounded by the Aare, a major river of the Swiss Plateau.