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Biel (other)
Biel/Bienne is a city in the canton of Berne, Switzerland. Biel may also refer to: Places * Biel, Valais, Switzerland, a village * Biel, Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Poland, a village * Biel, Siedlce County, Poland, a village * Biel, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, a village * Biel, East Lothian, Scotland, a village ** Biel Water, a river ** Biel House, a historic house * Biel, Trebišov, Slovakia, a village and municipality * Biel, Zaragoza, Spain, a municipality * Biel District, Switzerland, of which Biel/Bienne is the seat * Biel/Bienne (administrative district), an administrative district in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. * Lake Biel, Switzerland Transport * Biel (Goms) railway station in Biel, Valais, Switzerland * Biel Mett railway station in Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland * Biel/Bienne railway station in Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland Other uses * Biel (name), given name and surname * Biel (singer), Brazilian pop and funk singer * Biel chess tournament, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; , ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Biel/Bienne (administrative district), Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Biel/Bienne lies on the language boundary between the French language, French-speaking and German language, German-speaking parts of Switzerland, and is bilingual throughout. ''Biel'' is the German name for the town; ''Bienne'' its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Since 1 January 2005, the official name has been "Biel/Bienne". Until then, the town was officially named Biel. The town lies at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains area, guarding the only practical connection to Jura, on the northeastern shores of Lake Biel (, ), sharing the eastern tip of the lake with its sister town, Nidau. The towns Neuchâtel, Solothurn, and Bern (the Capital (political), c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel/Bienne (administrative District)
Biel/Bienne District is an administrative district in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is located along both shores of the northeastern half of Lake Biel and is part of the Seeland administrative region, and its capital is Biel/Bienne. It contains 19 municipalities with an area of and a population () of 90,536, over half of which lives in the district's capital. While it is the smallest district in surface area, it has the third largest population in the canton. The present Biel/Bienne ''Verwaltungskreis'' ("administrative district") was created on 1 January 2010, consisting of the entirety of one former ''Amtsbezirke'' ("district"), Biel, about half of another, Nidau Nidau is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Nidau is first mentioned in 1196 as ''Nidowe''. In 1352, it was recorded in Latin as ''Nydow''. The remains of a number of ... and three municipalities of Büren. References {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center
The Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center (commonly BIEL) is a large multi-purpose facility, hosting exhibitions (Beirut Book Fair), conferences, concerts and private events. It opened on 28 November 2001. It moved from what is now called the Arena Waterfront to its current location on Emile Lahoud highway in 2018. Famous performances American pop- R&B diva Mariah Carey gave the Beirut concert of her Charmbracelet World Tour on 24 February 2004 at the BIEL. British pop musician Phil Collins took a part of a charity concert for children cancer at the BIEL in 2005 . On 10 June 2006, rapper 50 Cent and The G-Unit performed their first concert in the Arab world at the BIEL. On May 26, 2011, Colombian Singer Shakira of Lebanese Origins was set to perform in the hall later was moved to the outside due to overwhelming ticket sales. On 23 July 2014, English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding performed in the BIEL as part of her The Halcyon Tour. British Pink Floyd tribute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel Chess Tournament
The Biel International Chess Festival is an annual chess tournament that takes place in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. It consists of two events, the Grandmaster Tournament, held with the round-robin system, and the Master Open Tournament (MTO), held with the Swiss system. The Grandmaster Tournament has taken place since 1977. The city of Biel hosted three Interzonal Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by the World Chess Federation FIDE from the 1950s to the 1990s. They were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle and were held after the Zonal tournaments, and before the ... Tournaments, in 1976, 1985 and 1993. : References External links Official website {{Chess tournaments Chess competitions Chess in Switzerland Recurring sporting events established in 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel (singer)
Gabriel Araújo Marins Rodrigues (born March 20, 1996), better known by the stage name Biel, is a Brazilian singer. After achieving online success, he was signed to Warner Music in April 2015. He released his EP ''Biel'' and had a string of hits, winning ''Meus Prêmios Nick Award'' as a "Revelação Musical" (musical revelation) of the year. He released his album ''Juntos Vamos Além'' in 2016. Career Gabriel was born in Lorena, São Paulo. He is the eldest son of Sérgio Ricardo Marins Rodrigues and of lawyer and former DJ Eliziane Silva Araújo. At 12, he began to show interest in a musical career and became a model, DJ and dancer. At 16, he performed as MC Biel in clubs. In 2013, Biel, he started as an independent funk carioca artist in the styles "funk ostentação Funk ostentação (from Portuguese: ''Ostentation funk''), is a Brazilian music style created in São Paulo in 2008. The central theme addressed in the songs is conspicuous consumption, and many ''funk ostent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel (name)
Biel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Julia Biel (born 1976), jazz singer and composer * Jessica Biel (born 1982), American actress *Gabriel Biel (c. 1420 or 1425–1495), German philosopher *Tito Biel, South Sudanese politician and major general * Ulrich Biel (1907–1996), German politician (CDU) Given name *Biel Medina (born 1980), Spanish footballer *Biel Ribas (born 1985), Spanish footballer See also *Biehl Biehl is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amy Biehl (1967–1993), American anti-apartheid activist murdered by a black South African mob * Dorothea Biehl (1731–1788), Danish playwright and translator * Janet Biehl (b ..., surname {{given name, type=both German-language surnames Surnames from nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel/Bienne Railway Station
Biel/Bienne railway station (german: Bahnhof Biel; french: Gare de Bienne) serves the bilingual municipality of Biel/Bienne, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is a major railway junction on the Swiss railways network. It lies on one of the two busiest major railway lines between the northeastern (St. Gallen/ Zurich) and southwestern Switzerland (Geneva); the other goes via Bern. An InterCity between St. Gallen and Genève-Aéroport only takes 4:17h with one of its tilting train compositions (in 2019). The other major line is between Basel and Lausanne/Geneva; via Delémont it also connects the canton of Jura with the Swiss railway network. And third, it also connects the French-speaking part of canton of Bern (the Bernese Jura) and La Chaux-de-Fonds (NE) in the west with Bern in the east. All trains of these lines meet in Biel/Bienne at ''a quarter after'' and ''a quarter before o'clock'' in a half an hour frequency according to the Swiss-wide applied clock-face scheduling, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel Mett Railway Station
Biel Mett railway station (german: Bahnhof Biel Mett) is a railway station in the municipality of Biel/Bienne, in the Swiss canton of Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website .... It is an intermediate stop on the Basel–Biel/Bienne and Jura Foot lines, although trains traveling south on the Basel–Biel/Bienne line from Grenchen Nord do not stop here. It is served by regional trains only. Services the following services stop at Biel Mett: * : half-hourly service between and , with every other train continuing from Solothurn to . References External links * * {{Jura foot railway line Railway stations in the canton of Bern Swiss Federal Railways stations Transport in Biel/Bienne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel (Goms) Railway Station
Biel (Goms) railway station (german: Bahnhof Biel (Goms)), is a railway station in the locality of Biel, within the municipality of Goms, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the metre gauge Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ... Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only. Services the following services stop at Biel (Goms): * Regio: hourly service between and . References External links * * {{SBB web, 1668, biel-goms Railway stations in the canton of Valais Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Biel
__NOTOC__ Lake Bienne or Lake Biel (french: Lac de Bienne ; german: Bielersee) is a lake in western Switzerland. Together with Lake Morat and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. It lies approximately at the language boundary between German and French speaking areas. Geography The lake is 15 km long and up to 4.1 km wide. Its surface area is 39.3 km², the maximum depth 74 m. The lake is located at 429 metres above sea level. Lake Biel/Bienne has a catchment area of about 8,305 km². Water remains in the lake for an average of 58 days. The rivers Aare and Zihl/Thielle flowing from Lake Neuchâtel, the Twannbach draining water down from the surplombing first Jura mountain range and the Suze draining water down from the Vallon de St. Imier, are the main tributaries. The Aare was redirected into the lake in 1878, in order to prevent the flooding of the nearby area called "Seeland", and drains the water out of the lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel District
Biel/Bienne District was a district (Amtsbezirk) in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; , ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Biel/Bienne (administrative district), Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Swi .... It was bi-lingual (41% French and 59% German) and included two municipalities in an area of 25 km²: It is now part of the administrative district of Biel/Bienne. External links *Official Website of the city of Biel/Bienne [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel, Valais
Biel is a village in the canton of Valais, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel .... It was an independent municipality until 2001, when it merged with Ritzingen and Selkingen into the municipality Grafschaft. External links * Villages in Valais Former municipalities of Valais {{valais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
