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Bern
Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free Encyclopaedia.
The city of Bern, is the "Bundesstadt" (capital)
of Switzerland.
Inhabitants: 127,000 (2004) (fourth most populous
Swiss city after Zurich, Geneva and Bern). Language:
German, or more specifically, Bernese German, which
is a high-Alemannic dialect.
The Canton of Bern has a French-speaking part.
Very few people still speak the Matteanglisch, a secret
language used in the former workers' quarter Matte,
but several words have found their way in the Bernese
German.
Bern also functions as the capital of the Canton of
Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons.
Canton: Canton of Bern
District: Bern (district)
Co-ordinates: 46° 57' N, 7° 25' E
Postal code: 3000
Area (kmē): 52
Altitude (m): 542
Mayor: Klaus Baumgartner (2004 since 1993 SPS)
Website: http://www.bern.ch/
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December 2005
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Disclaimers
This information was correct in December 2005. E. &
O.E.
During 1978, my daughter, Sarolta and I spent some
time travelling around Switzerland, visiting many cities
and other attractions.
We have enjoyed our visit to Bern.
Hui Chin and I stayed a few days in Bern
to explore the city from head to toe.
We have enjoyed our stay, but expensive.
We especially enjoyed riding the steam tram
(See my Bern Steam Tram page).
You can click on these photos for an enlargement.
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