District of Bern

District of Bern
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Main town :	Bern
Area :	233.27 km²
Residents:	239,382 (December 31, 2008)
Population density :	1026 inhabitants per km²
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Office building of the district of Bern

The district of Bern was an administrative unit of the Canton of Bern , which has only existed as an electoral district since 2009. The district with the capital Bern comprised 13 communities on 233.27 km². It is roughly congruent with the agglomeration of Bern. On December 31, 2008, the district of Bern had 239,382 inhabitants.

Communities

Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2008)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
Bern	122,925	51.62	2381
Bolligen	6077	16.57	367
Bremgarten near Bern	3974	1.90	2092
Ittigen	10,737	4.20	2556
Kirchlindach	2757	11.96	231
Koeniz	37,974	51.01	744
Muri near Bern	12,752	7.63	1671
Oberbalm	870	12.39	70
Ostermundigen	15'031	5.96	2522
Stettlen	2869	3.50	820
Vechigen	4650	24.82	187
Wohlen near Bern	8986	36.32	247
Zollikofen	9780	5.39	1814
Total (13)	239,382	233.27	1026

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 1918

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  Municipalities until 1982

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  Municipalities until 2009

• 1880: Merger of Bremgarten City Court and Kirchlindach → Kirchlindach
• 1919: Merger of Bern and Bümpliz → Bern
• 1983: Split from Bolligen → Ittigen and Ostermundigen

Web links

Commons : District of Bern  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Anne-Marie Dubler : Bern (district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office