Information about the Kanton Bern / Canton Berne

General Information:

Short Term: BE

State Capital: Bern City ("Bern" / "Berne Ville")

Member of the Swiss Federation since: 1353

Administrative languages: German ("Bern") and French ("Berne")

Size: 5959 km²

Remarks:

Hosts the capital of Switzerland
Second largest state of Switzerland
Hosts the world famous mountains "Eiger", "Mönch" and "Jungfrau"

Link collection:

Administration of the canton Bern
Virtual Town of Bern, website of the local administration
The University of Bern and the Berner Fachhochschule are run by the "Kanton Bern"
bernonline, local information
EmmeWeb - information about the region "Emmital"
Jungfrau Region - official website of the famous and beautiful Jungfrau region, including the resorts Grindelwald, Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Mürren and Wengen.
Jungfrau Ski and Piste Map - a wonderful interactive, panoramic website about the Jungfrau region by www.panoramicearth.com

Picture:

Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau

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bern.html / 13-jul-2006 / reto ambühler