Bern-Green Quarter
 Statistical district of Bern |
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| Coordinates | 600 849 / 199 646 |
| height | 496- 541 m |
| surface | 0.1494 km² |
| Residents | 1279 (2019) |
| Population density | 8561 inhabitants / km² |
| Proportion of foreigners | 23.4% (2019) |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% (2016) |
| BFS no. | 351003 |
| Post Code | 3011, 3013 |
| district | Inner City (Bern) |
The Green Quarter is a statistical district in the old town of Bern . This is geographically identical to District I, Inner City . Together with the White Quarter , it forms the common Lower Old Town quarter . The Green Quarter extends from the Zytglogge to the Kreuzgasse.
The division and color names go back to the year 1798, when Napoleon's troops divided the city into differently colored quarters for better orientation because there were no street names or the majority of the soldiers were illiterate. That is why bilingual signs were made in the appropriate colors and these names and colors for signs are still used today.
In 2019 there are 1279 inhabitants, of which 980 are Swiss and 299 are foreigners.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interactive city map of the city of Bern (selection under "Topics")
- ↑ Bern's colored street signs. The clever solution on altstadt.be
- ↑ Resident population 2019 (PDF, 4.3 MB) City of Bern, March 2020, p. 14 , accessed on March 29, 2020 .
| Black Quarters (mat) (1) |
Matte (quartier) (101) (identical) |
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White Quarter (2) Green Quarter (3) |
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Yellow Quarters (4) Red Quarters (5) |