Bern, Switzerland

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Bern, Switzerland is the de facto capital of Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town, political institutions, and cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
federal city
capitalOf canton of Bern NERFINISHED
climate oceanic climate
coordinateLocation 46.948°N 7.447°E
country Switzerland
demonym Berner
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 540 metres
foundedBy Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
foundedIn 12th century
hasAirport Bern Airport
hasCulturalInstitution Bern Historical Museum
Kunstmuseum Bern
Natural History Museum of Bern
Paul Klee Center
surface form: Zentrum Paul Klee
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLandmark Bear Pit
Bern Minster
Bundesplatz
Federal Palace of Switzerland
Kornhausbrücke
Käfigturm
Nydegg Bridge
Zytglogge clock tower
hasSportsTeam BSC Young Boys
hasSportsVenue Stade de Suisse Wankdorf
hasUniversity Bern University of Applied Sciences
University of Bern
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Bern, Switzerland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old City of Bern
isConnectedBy Bern railway station
isDeFactoCapitalOf Switzerland
isKnownFor cultural heritage
political institutions of Switzerland
well-preserved medieval old town
isSeatOf Federal Palace of Switzerland
Swiss federal government
surface form: Swiss Federal Administration

Swiss Federal Assembly
Swiss Federal Council
Swiss National Bank
surface form: Swiss National Bank head office
localDialect Alemannic German
surface form: Bernese German
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity canton of Bern NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Swiss Plateau
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOnRiver Aare
officialLanguage German
population about 130000 inhabitants
postalCode 3000–3030
vehicleRegistrationCode BE

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Bern UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePart Bern, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Old City of Bern
this entity surface form: Berne, Switzerland
Swiss Plateau contains Bern, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Swiss federal capital Bern
New Bern hasSisterCity Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland heritageDesignationAppliesTo Bern, Switzerland self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Bern
this entity surface form: Old City of Bern
Federal Palace of Switzerland locatedIn Bern, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Old City of Bern
Käfigturm locatedIn Bern, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Old City of Bern
Bern railway station locatedNear Bern, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Old City of Bern
University of Bern mainCampus Bern, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Länggasse quarter of Bern
New Bern namedAfter Bern, Switzerland
subject surface form: Old City of Bern
this entity surface form: municipality of Bern
Hans Albert Einstein placeOfBirth Bern, Switzerland
Bern metropolitan area urbanCore Bern, Switzerland
this entity surface form: city of Bern