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Längenbühl
Längenbühl is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the district of Thun (district), Thun merged with Forst, Switzerland, Forst on January 1, 2007 to form Forst-Längenbühl. There are three smaller lakes in Längenbühl: Dittligsee, Geistsee and a smaller pond. References Former municipalities of the canton of Bern {{Bern-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forst-Längenbühl
Forst-Längenbühl is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Thun (administrative district), Thun in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2007 through the uniting of Längenbühl and Forst, Switzerland, Forst. History Forst The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is the ruins of a Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman Roman villa, villa with a Thermae, bath located in Seieried. The village of Forst is first mentioned in 1344 as part of the ''Herrschaft (territory), Herrschaft'' of Gurzelen. It later became part of the lands of the college (canon law), college of canon (priest), canons of Amsoldingen Castle, Amsoldingen. When the college of canons became impoverished, it was dissolved and their lands were acquired by the canons of Bern Minster, St. Vincent's cathedral in Bern. It was then sold and passed through a number of owners. In 1541 the land and Zwing und Bann rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thun (district)
Thun District was one of the 25 Districts of Switzerland, administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Thun. The district had an area of 285 km2 and consists of 27 Municipalities of the canton of Bern, municipalities: References Former districts of the canton of Bern {{Berne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forst, Switzerland
Forst is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The former municipality of the district of Thun merged with Längenbühl on January 1, 2007 to form Forst-Längenbühl. Geography Forst is a settlement with scattered building in the moraine landscape of Upper Gürbetal. The most important boroughs are Dörfli, Allmid (Allmend), Chromen, Längmoos, and Riedhubel. Of the entire municipal territory of 185 hectares, 79.7% is used for agriculture, 11.8% is forested, and a mere 8% is used for settlements. Politics The Municipal President of Forst is Hans Burkhalter. Transportation Forst is connected to the public transportation grid via Bus Line 51 Thun-Forst-Blumenstein of Verkehrsbetriebe STI Verkehrsbetriebe STI ( Steffisburg- Thun-Interlaken) is a bus operator in the Swiss canton (country subdivision), canton of Bern. It is a private company based in the city of Thun, and operates bus services in that city, as well as routes linking .... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geistsee
Geistsee is a lake at Längenbühl in the Canton of Berne, 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 .... Its surface area is . The lake is private property and not accessible by the public. References Lakes of Switzerland Lakes of the canton of Bern LGeistsee {{bern-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dittligsee
Dittligsee is a lake in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, near Blumenstein and Wattenwil Wattenwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Thun (administrative district), Thun in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. History Wattenwil is first mentioned i .... Its surface area is . Description The lake is situated at an elevation of 652m (2,139 ft) and is almost completely surrounded by reed. Water is deposited into the lake via drainage pipes, while the lake itself flows into a stream, Fallbach. Attractions Other than a small wooden pier, the lake is mostly inaccessible. References Lakes of Switzerland Lakes of the canton of Bern LDittligsee {{bern-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Bern
The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the canton, displayed on a red-yellow background. 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 canton of Jura and the canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the canton of Neuchâtel, the canton of Fribourg and canton of Vaud. To the south lies the canton of Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau. The geography of the canton includes a large share of all three natural regions of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains (the Bernese Jura), the Swiss Plateau (the Bernese Mittelland) and the Alps (th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Switzerland
Municipalities (german: Gemeinden, ' or '; french: communes; it , comuni; rm, vischnancas) are the lowest level of administrative division in Switzerland. Each municipality is part of one of the Swiss cantons, which form the Swiss Confederation. In most cantons, municipalities are also part of districts or other sub-cantonal administrative divisions. There are 2,136 municipalities . Their populations range between several hundred thousand (Zürich), and a few dozen people (Kammersrohr, Bister), and their territory between 0.32 km² (Rivaz) and 439 km² (Scuol). History The beginnings of the modern municipality system date back to the Helvetic Republic. Under the Old Swiss Confederacy, citizenship was granted by each town and village to only residents. These citizens enjoyed access to community property and in some cases additional protection under the law. Additionally, the urban towns and the rural villages had differing rights and laws. The creation of a uniform Swiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
