Bern

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capital city city

Bern is the capital city of Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and role as a political and cultural center.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → city →
capitalOf	Swiss Confederation → Switzerland →
climateClassification	oceanic climate →
coatOfArms	bear on red and yellow field →
country	Switzerland →
deFactoCapitalOf	Switzerland →
demonym	Berner →
foundedBy	Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen →
foundedInCentury	12th century →
governingBody	Gemeinderat (municipal council) →
hasAirport	Bern Airport →
hasFunction	federal city of Switzerland →
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site (Old City) →
hasLandmark	Bear Park → Bern Minster → Bundesplatz → Federal Palace of Switzerland → Käfigturm → Zytglogge clock tower →
hasRailwayStation	Bern railway station →
hasSportsTeam	BSC Young Boys →
hasUniversity	University of Bern →
isMemberOf	Canton of Bern administrative district of Bern-Mittelland →
isSeatOf	Swiss Federal Administration → Swiss Federal Assembly → Swiss Federal Council → Swiss Federal Supreme Court (partly) →
knownFor	cultural center of Switzerland → political center of Switzerland → well-preserved medieval old town →
legislativeBody	Stadtrat (city parliament) →
localDialect	Bernese German →
locatedIn	Europe → Switzerland → canton of Bern →
locatedOnRiver	Aare →
officialLanguage	German →
postalCodeRange	3000–3030 →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
twinCity	Bethlehem → Kazan → Salzburg → Yverdon-les-Bains →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePart	Old City of Bern →
vehicleRegistrationCode	BE →

Referenced by (98)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Council of Administration → ETH Domain → Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport → Federal Department of Foreign Affairs → Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications → International Bureau (Universal Postal Union) → Swiss Air Force → Swiss Army → Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office → Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain → Swiss Federal Railways → Swiss National Bank → Universal Postal Union →	headquartersLocation
Bern campus → Bern railway station → Cussegl federal → Federal Department of Justice and Police → Federal Palace of Switzerland → Inselspital Bern → National Council (Switzerland) → Swiss Patent Office in Bern → University of Bern →	locatedIn
Albrecht von Haller → Emil Theodor Kocher → Micheline Calmy-Rey → Micheline Calmy-Rey → Moritz Leuenberger → Paul Klee →	workLocation
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research → Federal Department of Finance → Federal Department of Home Affairs → Federal Department of Justice and Police → Gemeinderat (Bern) →	seat
Bern campus → Käfigturm → Swiss Patent Office in Bern → University of Bern →	city
Council of States → Käfigturm → Swiss Federal Assembly → Vetsuisse Faculty →	location
Albrecht von Haller → Emil Theodor Kocher → Kofi Annan → Mikhail Bakunin →	placeOfDeath
Bern-Mittelland administrative district → Swiss federal government → Switzerland →	capital
Bern metropolitan area → Bern-Mittelland administrative district → Swiss Plateau →	contains
Albrecht von Haller → Emil Theodor Kocher → Verena Huber-Dyson →	placeOfBirth
A1 motorway (Switzerland) → Geneva Airport railway station →	connectsTo
Bernhard Caesar Einstein → Faisal I of Iraq →	deathPlace
BSC Young Boys → Switzerland men's national ice hockey team →	homeCity
1954 FIFA World Cup → UEFA Euro 2008 →	hostCity
Albert Einstein → Verena Huber-Dyson →	residence
France–Switzerland border →	adjacentToSwissCanton
Swiss Germans →	associatedWithCanton
Swiss Germans →	associatedWithCity
Einstein family →	associatedWithPlace
BSC Young Boys →	basedIn
Second War of Kappel →	belligerent
Vaud →	borders
Jura →	bordersCanton
Bern metropolitan area →	centralCity
Bern Airport →	cityServed
Swiss motorway network →	connectsCity
Aare →	crossesCity
Switzerland →	deFactoCapital
1954 FIFA World Cup →	finalCity
UPU Congress →	firstHeldAt
Congress (Universal Postal Union) →	firstHeldInCity
Aare →	flowsThrough
Universal Postal Union →	foundedIn
Swiss Armed Forces →	hasHeadquartersLocation
Swiss Reformation →	hasKeyCity
Old Swiss Confederacy →	hasPart
Biel/Bienne →	hasRailConnectionTo
German-speaking Switzerland →	includesCanton
German-speaking Switzerland →	includesCity
German-speaking Switzerland →	includesFederalCity
Brünig Pass →	locatedInCanton
Albert Einstein Medal →	locationOfOrganization
A1 motorway (Switzerland) →	passesNear
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation →	residesIn
Swiss Federal Council →	seatCity
Bern Airport →	serves
Bern railway station →	servesCity
Smiley’s People →	setting
William Farel →	workedIn