Walkringen

Also known as Walkringen BE

Walkringen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Walkringen
Swiss town.image_photo: Ruettihubelbad, Eurythmiesaal 01 09.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Eurythmy hall in Rüttihubelbad hamlet in Walkringen municipality
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Walkringen COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Walkringen Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Bern-Mittelland
Swiss town.postal_code: 3512
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0626
Swiss town.area: 17.2

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History
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Demographics
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Walkringen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

==History== thumb|left|Nursing home at Rüttihubelbad Walkringen is first mentioned in 1220 as Walcheringin. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are scattered Bronze Age artifacts were found throughout the Walkringenmoos (Walkringen Bog).