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Burgdorf

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Also known as Burgdorf BE, Burgdorf, Switzerland, Stadt Burgdorf

town and municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland

Key facts

Country
Switzerland
Canton
Bern
District
Emmental
Executive
Gemeinderat , with 7 members
Mayor
Stadtpräsident (list) , Stefan Berger SPS/PSS , (as of 2026)
Parliament
Stadtrat , with 40 members
Total
15.61 km (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Density
1,062/km (2,751/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code
CH-BE
Surrounded by
Hasle bei Burgdorf , Heimiswil , Kirchberg , Krauchtal , Lyssach , Mötschwil , Oberburg , Rüti bei Lyssach , Wynigen
Twin towns
Epesses (Switzerland), Burgdorf (Germany), San Pellegrino Terme (Italy)
Website
https://www.burgdorf.ch

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Burgdorf ( Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈbʊrɡˌdɔrf] ; French: Berthoud [bɛʁtu]; High Alemannic: Bùùrdlef) is the largest city in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district.

Name

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burgdorf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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