Bern-Elfenau / Brunnadern

Elfenau / Brunnadern ; Common district in Bern
Coordinates	602 178 / 198 427 coordinates: 46 ° 56 '13 " N , 7 ° 28' 2" O ; CH1903: six hundred and two thousand one hundred and seventy-eight / one hundred and ninety-eight thousand four hundred twenty-seven
height	519- 559 m
surface	0.78306 km²
Residents	3900 (2019)
Population density	4980 inhabitants / km²
Proportion of foreigners	18.6% (2019)
Quarter number	433
Post Code	3005, 3006
Statistical district	Well veins
district	Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde

Elfenau / Brunnadern (also: Brunnadere ) is the largest common quarter in the statistical district 20 Brunnadern of district IV ( Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde ). It borders on the Elfenau-Park and Egghölzli quarters , as well as the Dählhölzli , Gryphenhübeli / Thunplatz , the Murifeld and forms the city limits to Muri in the west .

In 2019, 3900 residents were registered in the quarter, of which 3173 were Swiss and 727 were foreigners.

The name Brunnadern for the area between Dählhölzli and Elfenauhölzli points to good sources, there were several estates. Mechthild von Seedorf founded a women's monastery in 1285 near the current "Brunnnadere-Huus" property , which was subordinated to the Dominicans in 1286 and later moved to the city (island monastery). After its destruction, a new building was erected which served various purposes - including a laundry Ironing egg. In 1855 a home for young girls was founded - from 1940 as the "Evangelical Girls' Home Brunnadern" and today after the renovation of the Brunnadere Huus as an outdoor living group. Today the site is integrated into the "ElfenauPark" residential and nursing home.

The name Elfenau was invented by the Russian Grand Duchess Anna Feodorowna , who bought the property as a place of retreat around 1816.

Numerous embassies are located in representative city villas in the quarter. The residential development also consists of single and multi-family houses, some of them villa-like.

The tram lines 6, 7 and 8 connect the quarter with the center. The bus line 19 and 31 operate through the quarter.

Web links

Commons : Elfenau (Bern) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Interactive city map of the city of Bern (selection under "Topics")
↑ Resident population 2019 (PDF, 4.3 MB) City of Bern, March 2020, pp. 5 and 14 , accessed on March 29, 2020 .
^ Mechthild von Seedorf in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland
↑ Press release on the publication of the book "Engaged in Brunnadern" by Willy Schäfer
↑ Brunnadere Huus: The story in time lapse on brunnadere-huus.ch
↑ ElfenauPark residential and nursing home
↑ Brunnadern on the website of the district council district IV

[1] Interactive city map of the city of Bern (selection under "Topics")

[2] Resident population 2019 (PDF, 4.3 MB) City of Bern, March 2020, pp. 5 and 14 , accessed on March 29, 2020 .

[3] Mechthild von Seedorf in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland

[4] Press release on the publication of the book "Engaged in Brunnadern" by Willy Schäfer

[5] Brunnadere Huus: The story in time lapse on brunnadere-huus.ch

[6] ElfenauPark residential and nursing home

[7] Brunnadern on the website of the district council district IV


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