Thun

Also known as Thun BE, Thoune, Stadt Thun

Thun (; ) is a town and a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located where the Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), southeast of Bern.

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Thun is a town in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, situated at the point where the Aare River exits Lake Thun, southeast of the capital city Bern. It serves as both a municipality and an administrative district center in the region.

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Thun
Swiss town.image_photo: 1 thun castle view 2012.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Thun in 2012
Swiss town.municipality_type: town, municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: Flag of Thun.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Thun BE COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Thun
Swiss town.postal_code: 3600-3645
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0942
Swiss town.area: 21.57
Swiss town.elevation: 560
Swiss town.elevation_description: Railway station
Swiss town.highest_m: 1172
Swiss town.highest: Dürrenbergwald
Swiss town.lowest_m: 552
Swiss town.lowest: Aare at Lerchenfeld

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Official website

Stadt Thun

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Thun
Demonym: Thounois
Population: 43905
Area: 21.57
Elevation: 560
Official website: www.thun.ch
Image: Thun from lake.jpg
Dialing code: 033
Licence plate code: BE

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postal code: 3603
Commons category: Thun
Commons gallery: Thun
described at URL: www.deutsche-militaerstandorte-nach1945.de/view_stadt.cfm?stadt_id=438
P8168: prehnite
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/942

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Contents

History
Geography and climate
Topography
Climate
Politics
Coat of arms
Elections
National Council
International relations
Twin & sister towns
Zähringer towns
Demographics
Population
Historic population
Religion
Economy
Public transport
Main sights
Heritage sites of national significance
Education
Sports
In fiction
Notable residents
See also
References
External links

Thun (; ) is a town and a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located where the Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), southeast of Bern.

the municipality has about 45,000 inhabitants and around 80,000 live in the agglomeration.