Delémont

E161079

Delémont is a historic town in northwestern Switzerland that serves as the capital of the canton of Jura.

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Delémont canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
municipality
town
becameCapitalOf canton of Jura in 1979
belongsTo Jura region of Switzerland
surface form: Jura tourism region
capitalOf Canton of Jura
surface form: canton of Jura
coatOfArmsDescription red key on a white field
coordinateLocation 47.3667° N 7.3500° E
country Switzerland
economyIncludes light industry
services sector
watchmaking-related activities
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 435 metres
firstMentioned 12th century
hasArea about 22 square kilometres
hasHeritageStatus Swiss heritage site of national significance
hasHistoricCenter medieval old town
hasLandmark Château de Delémont
Saint-Marcel Church
city gates and fortifications
hasMunicipalityCode 6711
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.delemont.ch
hasPopulation about 12000 inhabitants
hasPostalCode 2800
hasRailwayStation Delémont railway station
inception Middle Ages
isOnRailwayLine Basel–Biel/Bienne line
Delémont–Delle railway line
surface form: Delémont–Delle line
isSeatOf district of Delémont
languageOfficial French
locatedIn Canton of Jura
surface form: canton of Jura
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory district of Delémont
locatedInRegion northwestern Switzerland
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedInValleyOf Sorne River
locatedNear Jura Mountains
partOf Romandy
surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
roadServedBy A16 motorway
traversedBy Sorne River
twinTown Aubervilliers
Burgdorf
Châtillon
Satu Mare
usesDaylightSavingTime Central European Summer Time
wasAnnexedBy France
wasPartOf Haut-Rhin
surface form: French département of Haut-Rhin

French département of Mont-Terrible
Prince-Bishopric of Basel
canton of Bern

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Swiss Plateau contains Delémont
Jura capital Delémont
Jura largestCity Delémont
Jura administrativeCenter Delémont
Jura hasMunicipalities Delémont
City of Belfort twinnedWith Delémont
Canton of Jura capital Delémont
Canton of Jura largestCity Delémont
Canton of Jura hasMunicipality Delémont
A16 passesNear Delémont