Bern
City in Switzerland, capital of the canton of Bern and de facto capital of Switzerland
Also known as Berne · city of Bern · Berna
- Country
- Located in
- Bern-Mittelland administrative district(since 2010)
- Population
- 136,988(December 31, 2023)
- , 10,607(December 31, 2024)
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Sources- 1.“Polizeiinspektorat Stadt Bern, Einwohnerdatenbank; Eidg. Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten, Ordipro”
- , 4,419(December 31, 2024)
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Sources- 1.“Polizeiinspektorat Stadt Bern, Einwohnerdatenbank; Eidg. Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten, Ordipro”
- +57 more
- Area
- 51.62 km²(2004)
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Sources- 1.“Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen”bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/raum-umwelt/bodennutzung-bedeckung/gesamtspektrum-regionalen-stufen/gemeinden.htmlRetrieved 2019-01-13
- 51.62 km²(2004)
- Elevation
- 542 m
- Head of government
- Marieke Kruit(since 2025)
- , Alec von Graffenried(2017–2025)
- , Alexander Tschäppät(2005–2016)
- +4 more
- Founded
- 1191
- Postal code
- 3000
- , 3001
- , 3003
- +18 more
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
344 statements · 34% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Official name
- Bern
- Berne
- Heritage designation
- Swiss townscape worthy of protection inventory number: ISOS 0499
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Sources- 1.gisos.bak.admin.ch/sites/0499Retrieved 2023-08-07
- 2.api.isos.bak.admin.ch/ob/499/doc/ISOS_0499.pdfRetrieved 2023-08-07
- Swiss townscape worthy of protection inventory number: ISOS 0499
- Capital of
- Switzerland(since 1848)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Historical Dictionary of SwitzerlandRetrieved 2018-09-02
- Canton of Berne
- Switzerland(since 1848)
- Twinned administrative body
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- Dnipro(since 2008)
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Sources- 1.oblrada.dp.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82-%D0%94%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%96_08-08-min.pdf
- 2.dniprorada.gov.ua/uk/articles/item/9756/u-dnipropetrovska-zjavilos-dva-novih-mistapobratima-solnok-ta-zugdidi
- Dnipro(since 2008)
- Contains the administrative territorial entity
- Breitenrain-Lorraine
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2021-05-12
- Bümpliz-Oberbottigen
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2021-05-12
- Inner City
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2021-05-12
- Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2021-05-12
- Länggasse-Felsenau
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2021-05-12
- Mattenhof-Weissenbühl
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2021-05-12
- Breitenrain-Lorraine
- Demonym
- Bernois applies to part: masculine singular
- Bernoise applies to part: feminine singular
- Berner applies to part: masculine singular
- bernesi applies to part: masculine plural
- Bernerin applies to part: feminine singular
- Native label
- Bern
- Berne
- Berna
- Berna
- Contains the statistical territorial entity
- Inner City
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2023-06-28
- Länggasse-Felsenau
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2023-06-28
- Mattenhof-Weissenbühl
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2023-06-28
- Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2023-06-28
- Breitenrain-Lorraine
1
Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2023-06-28
- Bümpliz-Oberbottigen
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Sources- 1.bern.ch/themen/stadt-recht-und-politik/bern-in-zahlen/katost/stastaRetrieved 2023-06-28
- Inner City
- Phone number
- +41-313216111
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- +41-313216111
- Number of houses
- 14,897(December 31, 2024)
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Sources- 1.“Bundesamt für Statistik, Gebäude- und Wohnungsstatistik (Datenstand: 21.10.2025)”
- 14,897(December 31, 2024)
- Work location
- workplace(December 31, 2023) quantity: 15,110 · applies to part: Workplace
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Sources- 1.“Bundesamt für Statistik, Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur STATENT (Datenstand: 15.8.2025)”
- workplace(December 31, 2023) quantity: 15,110 · applies to part: Workplace
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%(December 31, 2024)
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Sources- 1.“Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO), Arbeitsmarktstatistik (Datenstand: 9.7.2025); Polizeiinspektorat Stadt Bern, Einwohnerdatenbank”
- 1.9%(December 31, 2024)
- Time of earliest written record
- December 1, 1208
- Number of viewers/listeners
- 299,041(November 28, 2025) youtube channel id: UCoZfi5ZJyJi9ZYY1T6nWlhw · youtube handle: stadtbernschweiz
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- 299,041(November 28, 2025) youtube channel id: UCoZfi5ZJyJi9ZYY1T6nWlhw · youtube handle: stadtbernschweiz
On other databases
114 identifiers linking Bern across the web's reference databases
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- Curlie IDRegional/Europe/Switzerland/Cantons/Berne/Localities/Bern/
- De Agostini IDBèrna+(città)
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--4945424
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- GitHub topicbern
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- Harper's tagbern
- HDS ID000209
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- Interlingual Index IDi84123
- ISNI0000000109415921
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- KSW place ID77387
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- Le Figaro tag IDBerne
- Lex IDBern
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- Museum-digital place ID2019
- MusicBrainz area IDe03bf3ef-3e0b-4f51-9600-a161cbd5fb75
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- National Library of Brazil ID000088525
- National Library of Ireland IDvtls001138676
- National Library of Israel ID (old)001032536
- National Library of Wales Authority IDbern-switzerland
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- OmegaWiki Defined Meaning931359
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID3876456
- OpenStreetMap node ID18477455
- OpenStreetMap relation ID1682378
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