Bern-Grosse Schanze

Grosse Schanze ; Common area in Bern
Coordinates	599950 / 199980 coordinates: 46 ° 57 '3 " N , 7 ° 26' 17" O ; CH1903: 599950 / 199980
height	534- 563 m
surface	0.11455 km²
Residents	6 (2019)
Population density	52 inhabitants / km²
Quarter number	218
Post Code	3008, 3012
Statistical district	Länggasse , Stadtbach
district	Länggasse-Felsenau

Big Schanze (above) and Kleine Schanze (lowest bastion) in the 17th century

The Grosse Schanze (also: Grossi Schanze ) is a common area in District II (Länggasse-Felsenau). The area east of Schanzenstrasse is in the statistical district Länggasse , the western one in the statistical district Stadtbach . It is located north of Bern main station and the SBB tracks . It borders the Donnerbühl / Stadtbach , Alpenegg , Vordere Engehalde districts and, beyond the railway facilities, the Upper Old Town . It is included in the extended Länggass district.

In 2019 there were 6 residents in the quarter.

The Grosse Schanze is the northern part of the western end of the 5th city fortification of Bern. It originally comprised 5 polygonal bastions. Construction began in 1622 and took about 20 years. From 1834 to 1846 it is largely leveled. The promenade was built between 1890 and 1908 and was redesigned from 1958 to 1967 with the construction of the park terrace.

Today, the main building, the Exact Sciences building, the UniH6 building and - in the former women's clinic - the UniS building of the University of Bern are located there, as is the Swiss Theater Collection / Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts , the State Archives of the Canton of Bern and the Bern Higher Court . The station car park, a multi-storey car park, is located underground. The Grosse Schanze restaurant is located on the terrace.

Web links

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

Big hill on bern.ch

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, p. 14 , accessed on March 29, 2020 .
↑ Berchtold Weber: Historical-topographical encyclopedia of the city of Bern Writings of the Bern Citizens Library,
^ Building plans of the University of Bern

[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, p. 14 , accessed on March 29, 2020 .

[3] Berchtold Weber: Historical-topographical encyclopedia of the city of Bern Writings of the Bern Citizens Library,

[4] Building plans of the University of Bern


I: Inner City	Yellow quarters (4) • Green quarters (3) • Red quarters (5) • Black quarters (Matte) (1) • White quarters (2)
II: Länggasse-Felsenau:	Engeried (6 ) • Felsenau (7 ) • Länggasse (9 ) • Muesmatt (11 ) • Neufeld (8 *) • Stadtbach (10)
III: Mattenhof-Weissenbühl :	Holligen (12 *) • Mattenhof (14) • Monbijou (15) • Sandrain (17) • Weissenbühl (16) • Weissenstein (13)
IV: Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde :	Beundenfeld (23) • Brunnadern (20) • Gryphenhübeli (19) • Kirchenfeld (18) • Murifeld (21 *) • Schosshalde (22)
V: Breitenrain-Lorraine :	Altenberg (24 ) • Breitenrain (27 ) • Breitfeld (26 ) • Lorraine (28 ) • Spitalacker (25 *)
VI: Bümpliz-Oberbottigen :	Bethlehem (32) • Bümpliz (29) • Oberbottigen (30) • Stöckacker (31 *)


*Engeried (6 )**	Burgerheim (212) • Engeried (211 *) • Viererfeld (210) • Vordere Engehalde (206)
*Felsenau (7 )**	Aaregg (202) • Äussere Enge (207) • Felsenau (204 *) • Hintere Engehalde (205) • Kleiner Bremgartenwald (208) • Rossfeld (203) • Tiefenau (201)
*Länggasse (9 )**	Alpenegg (216) • Brückfeld (214 * south of Mittelstrasse ) • Grosse Schanze (218 * east of Schanzenstrasse ) • Länggasse (217 * Vordere Länggasse north of Länggassstrasse )
*Muesmatt (11 )**	Länggasse (217 * Hintere Länggasse south of Länggassstrasse ) • Muesmatt (220 ) • SBB Depot / Welle (222 western part ) • Von Roll (221)
*Neufeld (8 )**	Brückfeld (214 * north of Mittelstrasse ) • Grosser Bremgartenwald (209) • Hochfeld (215) • Länggasse (217 * Hintere Länggasse south of Länggassstrasse ) • Neufeld (213 *)
Stadtbach (10)	Donnerbühl / Stadtbach (219) • Grosse Schanze (218 * west of Schanzenstrasse ) • Länggasse (217 * front Länggasse south of Länggassstrasse ) • SBB depot / Welle (222 * eastern part )