Lyss

Also known as Lyss BE

Lyss () is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Busswil bei Büren was merged with Lyss.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Lyss
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Lyss in winter.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption: Winter in Lyss
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Lyss COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Lyss Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Seeland
Swiss town.postal_code: 3250
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0306
Swiss town.area: 11.76
Swiss town.elevation: 444
Swiss town.population: 13'918
Swiss town.website: https://www.lyss.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Stefan Nobs
Swiss town.mayor_asof: January 2022
Swiss town.mayor_party: FDP

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Lyss
Population: 15282
Area: 14.83
Elevation: 473
Official website: www.lyss.ch
Image: Lyss in winter.JPG
Dialing code: 032
Licence plate code: BE

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external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/306
postal code: 3292
Commons category: Lyss

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Twin Town
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Transportation
Notable people
References
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Lyss () is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Busswil bei Büren was merged with Lyss.

==History== thumb|left|Lyss railway station|Lyss train station. The first railroad in Lyss in 1864 allowed the town to grow rapidly. Lyss is first mentioned in 1009 as Lissa.