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Comprising ten districts, Bern is the second-largest canton by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it is surrounded by eleven cantons. It borders the cantons of Jura and Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the cantons of Neuchâtel, Fribourg, and Vaud.
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Bern lies on the Swiss plateau in the canton of Bern,...
- History of Bern
The canton of Bern in the Restored Confederacy of 1815 even...
- Municipalities of the canton of Bern
Municipalities in the canton of Bern. There are 335...
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Bern lies on the Swiss plateau in the canton of Bern, slightly west of the centre of Switzerland and 20 km (12 mi) north of the Bernese Alps. The countryside around Bern was formed by glaciers during the most recent ice age.
The Swiss canton of Bern has about 947,000 people. The canton is in west-central Switzerland and the city of Bern is its capital.
The canton of Bern in the Restored Confederacy of 1815 even after the loss of Aargau and Vaud remained the largest Swiss canton, relegated to second rank only with the secession of Jura in 1979. Since 1848 Bern has served as the federal city (capital) of Switzerland.
The canton comprises the districts acquired by the city of Bern, the cantonal capital, between the 14th and the 16th century. From 1803 to 1814 the canton of Bern was one of the six directorial cantons of the Swiss Confederation.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Brief Portrait. Canton Bern is one of 26 cantons (member states) in Switzerland. Bern is the canton with the second largest population. Characteristic of Canton Bern is its bridge function between the German and French speaking parts of the country. Numbers and Facts.
Municipalities in the canton of Bern. There are 335 municipalities in the canton of Bern, Switzerland (as of January 2024). [1]
