| Canton of Bern | |
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Location  | |
Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | Switzerland |
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| Capital | Bern |
| Surface | 5,959 km² |
| Inhabitants | 979.802 (31/12/2010) |
| Institutional website | |
Canton of Bern is a region of the Switzerland.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
The canton area is commonly divided into three parts.
- Bernese Oberland (Berner Oberland) - It lies in the south of the canton and is part of the Alps.
- Bernese Mittelland (Berner Mittelland) - Made up of the valley of the Aare, the Emme rivers, and some of the foothills of the Bernese Alps, as well as the plain around the capital, Bern.
- Lakes Region (Seeland) - Zone and bilingual (French is German) concentrated around Lake Biel.
Urban centers
- Bern - Capital of the canton.
- Brienz - Located on the shores of the lake of the same name.
- Grindelwald - Tourist place located at the bottom of a valley.
- Gstaad
- Interlaken - Starting point for tourism in the area.
- Jungfrau - Famous holiday resort.
- Murren
- Spiez - Starting point for tourism in the area.
- Thun - The gateway to the Bernese Oberland.
- Wengen
How to get
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
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