List of cultural assets in Biel / Bienne (old town)

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The list of cultural assets in Biel / Bienne (old town) contains all objects in the old town of Biel / Bienne in the canton of Bern that are subject to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict , the Federal Act of June 20, 2014 on the Protection of Cultural Property in armed conflicts and the Ordinance of October 29, 2014 on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict .

Objects in categories A and B are completely included in the list, objects in category C are currently missing (as of January 1, 2018). Among other monuments protected objects are found, the "worthy of protection" in the canton of Bern Bauinventar than are listed.

Cultural assets

photo   object Cat. Type Location description
Reformed city church
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associated Wikidata object Q15088971
Reformed City Church
KGS-No .: 753
A. G Ring 2
585 431  /  221180
First mentioned in 1228 and rebuilt from 1451 to 1470 in Gothic style. Until the Reformation it was dedicated to Saint Benedict of Nursia . Building adapted to the topography with a squat tower on the northeast side and a polygonal choir . The late Gothic altar panels in the tower chapel are attributed to the Bernese carnation master .


Old crown
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associated Wikidata object Q19362525
Alte Krone
KGS-No .: 754
A. G Obergasse 1
585 420  /  221238
The inn was built between 1578 and 1582 and has been used as an administration building since a renovation between 1915 and 1918. The south facade is largely preserved in its original condition and has late Gothic staggered windows with profiled walls , the east facade was reconstructed in the form of the Neuchâtel Renaissance during the renovation . A polygonal stair tower with a pointed helmet is attached .


Guild house to forest people
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Guild house to Waldleuten
KGS no .: 762
A. G Ring 8
585 438  /  221198
At its core a medieval guild house , largely rebuilt in 1561, rebuilt in the late Baroque style in 1808 and provided with a recreated neo-Gothic facade in 1899/1900 . Magnificent corner building with richly decorated, multi-storey bay window . The interior comes mainly from the period of historicism .


Well of Justice
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associated Wikidata object Q29651792
Fountain of Justice
KGS-No .: 765
B. K Burggasse
five hundred and eighty-five thousand three hundred fifty-nine  /  221159
Fountain with octagonal basin erected in 1534. Fluted, colored fountain stick from 1650 with four brass tubes and a delicate capital. The fountain figure created by Jean Boyer in 1714 represents Justitia . A small rectangular basin is attached to the side.


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House Obergasse 12
KGS-No .: 770
B. G Obergasse 12
585510  /  221221
Stately town house built in 1675/76, rebuilt in a baroque style in the third quarter of the 18th century . In front the living quarters and carriage shed , in the back a stable , utility rooms and servants' apartments . On the third floor there is a magnificent ballroom with a fully painted ceiling.


Town Hall (exterior)
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Town hall (exterior)
KGS no .: 781
B. G Burggasse 27
585,335  /  221161
Town hall, built between 1530 and 1534, with remains of the castle and city fortifications destroyed in 1367 on the reverse. The facade on the castle side, influenced by the Renaissance , was redesigned in the neo-Gothic style in 1858/60 . At the same time, the wing on Rosiusplatz was given a tight, late classicist facade.


Guardian Angel Fountain
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Guardian Angel
Fountain KGS-No .: 784
B. K Obergasse
five hundred eighty-five thousand four hundred twenty-five  /  221266
Fountain built in 1563/64, slightly moved, rotated and given a new polygonal basin in 1827. The fountain figure on the Renaissance fountain stick depicts an angel, who is protecting a lamb threatened by the devil in her arms. There is a time capsule in the middle of the pool .


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Residential and commercial building
KGS-No .: 790
B. G Adam Friedrich-Molz-Gasse 2 / 8-10 Mühlenbrücke
585,300  /  221041
1901/02 neo-baroque building under a mansard roof . It has an extraordinarily richly structured street facade with colossal order and expressive building sculptures by Karl Josef Leuch. Belongs to the first buildings in Biel made of reinforced concrete.


Castle houses, city theater
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Burghäuser, Stadttheater
KGS-No .: 11642
B. G Burggasse 19
585.33 thousand  /  221142
Built as an armory from 1589 to 1591 and used as a granary after 1800 . Between 1858 and 1860, Alexander Köhli-Bratschi converted it into a city theater and a symmetrical neo-Gothic square front. On the back are remains of the castle and city fortifications, which were destroyed in 1367.

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The table contains the following information:

KGS-No: Number of the cultural property , to be found in the KGS lists of the federal government and the cantons . KGS is the acronym for K ultur G üter s chutz
Photo: Photography of the cultural property. Click the photo generates an enlarged view. There are also two symbols:
More pictures on Wikimedia CommonsMore pictures of the object can be found here on Wikimedia Commons .
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Object: Name of the object. In individual cases, a more generally known name can also be given.
Kat: Category of cultural property: A = national importance; B = regional / cantonal importance; C = local meaning
Type: Type of cultural property: G = building or other construction object; S = collection (archives, libraries, museums); F = archaeological site; K = small cultural object (e.g. fountain, wayside crosses, monuments); X = special case
Address: Street and house number of the cultural property (if known), possibly place / district
Coordinates: Location of the cultural property according to the Swiss national coordinates (CH1903).

The content of the table is sorted in descending order according to the cultural property category and within this alphabetically.

By clicking on «Map with all coordinates» (top right in the article), the location of all cultural assets in the selected map object is displayed.

Other monuments

ID photo   object Type address Coordinates
1217 Fountain Upload file Fountain (1846) K Jakob-Rosius-Strasse 585342  /  221216


1224 BW Upload file House (1840) G Jakob-Rosius-Strasse 6 585291  /  221088


1226 BW Upload file Residential and commercial building (1890) G Jakob-Rosius-Strasse 8 585291  /  221102


1230 BW Upload file Former municipal bathing room (1608) G Burggasse 17 585317  /  221115


1231 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Burggasse 13 585316  /  221103


1232 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Burggasse 9 585322  /  221093


1250 BW Upload file Bowl fountain with pillar (1872) K Kanalgasse 585502  /  221152


1326 BW Upload file Residential and commercial building (1913) G Adam-Friedrich-Molz-Gasse 8b / Unionsgasse 15 585313  /  220992


1331 BW Upload file Hotel Baeren (1857) G Adam-Friedrich-Molz-Gasse 17a 585368  /  220978


1332 BW Upload file Residential and commercial building (1925) G Nidaugasse 24 585371  /  220968


1336 BW Upload file House with business (1929) G Nidaugasse 28 585374  /  220956


1344 BW Upload file Hohes Eck residential and commercial building (1852) G Nidaugasse 46 585396  /  220906


1358 BW Upload file House (18th / 19th century) G Collègegasse 2 585429  /  221118


1358 BW Upload file House (18th / 19th century) G Kanalgasse 19 / Schmiedengasse 20 585429  /  221119


1359 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Kanalgasse 17 / Schmiedengasse 18 585433  /  221104


1361 BW Upload file House (around 1600) G Schmiedengasse 14 585409  /  221110


1362 BW Upload file House with shop (1893) G Kanalgasse 13 585420  /  221096


1363 BW Upload file House (around 1500) G Schmiedengasse 12 585404  /  221106


1364 BW Upload file Residential and commercial building (around 1870) G Kanalgasse 11 585413  /  221093


1365 BW Upload file House (1790) G Kanalgasse 9 / Schmiedengasse 10 585408  /  221087


1366 BW Upload file Residential and commercial building (1701) G Kanalgasse 7 / Schmiedengasse 8 585389  /  221094


1367 BW Upload file House (2nd half of the 18th century) G Kanalgasse 5 / Schmiedengasse 6 585379  /  221087


1368 BW Upload file Heilmannhaus (mid 18th century) G Kanalgasse 3 / Schmiedengasse 4 585375  /  221080


1369 BW Upload file Flower stone house (1748) G Kanalgasse 1 / Schmiedengasse 2 585361  /  221074


1378 BW Upload file House with shop (1889) G Marktgasse 15 585414  /  221039


1379 BW Upload file House with shop (1889) G Marktgasse 13 585408  /  221036


1381 BW Upload file two houses (around 1870) G Marktgasse 7–9 585393  /  221023


1387 BW Upload file Residential and commercial building (1896) G Nidaugasse 1 585369  /  221037


1388 BW Upload file Merkur department store (1912–1915) G Nidaugasse 5 585373  /  221028


1390 BW Upload file Fountain (1860) K Marktgasse 585468  /  221052


1402 BW Upload file Residential building with café (around 1875/1880) G Marktgasse 22 585449  /  221024


1403 BW Upload file House (around 1820) G Marktgasse 20 585443  /  221019


1405 BW Upload file House with restaurant (1905) G Marktgasse 18 585434  /  221015


1407 BW Upload file Residential and commercial building (1899) G General-Dufour-Strasse 13 585456  /  220988


1426 BW Upload file first office building in Biel (1858) G Burggasse 21 585341  /  221155


1426 BW Upload file Former law firm (1717–1719) G Burggasse 29 585345  /  221166


1426 BW Upload file former castle towers and connecting structure (before 1367) G Jakob-Rosius-Strasse / Burggasse 585309  /  221138


1427 BW Upload file House (1471) G Burggasse 31 585349  /  221175


1429 BW Upload file House (1844) G Burggasse 4 585361  /  221105


1430 BW Upload file House (late 16th century) G Burggasse 6 / Schmiedengasse 5 585361  /  221117


1431 BW Upload file Dwelling house (medieval) G Schmiedengasse 7 585371  /  221110


1432 BW Upload file House (around 1740) G Rathausgässli 1 / Schmiedengasse 9 585375  /  221118


1433 BW Upload file Administration building (2nd half of the 18th century) G Rathausgässli 3 585369  /  221130


1435 BW Upload file House (1st half of the 17th century) G Rathausgässli 4 585384  /  221128


1437 BW Upload file Residential building (late Gothic) G Rathausgässli 2 / Schmiedengasse 11 585389  /  221122


1438 BW Upload file House (around 1820) G Schmiedengasse 13 585396  /  221127


1440 BW Upload file Residential house (3rd quarter of the 18th century) G Kirchgässli 1 585401  /  221134


1442 BW Upload file House (around 1800) G Kirchgässli 3 585403  /  221141


1443 BW Upload file House (early 16th century) G Kirchgässli 5 585405  /  221147


1444 BW Upload file House (1597) G Kirchgässli 7 / Untergässli 8 585405  /  221160


1445 BW Upload file House with workshop / shop (16th century) G Untergässli 6 585395  /  221156


1446 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Untergässli 4 585389  /  221152


1447 BW Upload file House (around 1800) G Rathausgässli 6 585381  /  221138


1449 BW Upload file House (around 1720) G Burggasse 12 / Untergässli 1 585376  /  221161


1450 BW Upload file House (1720) G Burggasse 14 585374  /  221167


1451 BW Upload file House with shop (late medieval) G Burggasse 16 585372  /  221174


1452 BW Upload file House with shop (late medieval) G Burggasse 18 585370  /  221181


1453 BW Upload file Residential building (late Gothic) G Burggasse 20 585373  /  221185


1453 BW Upload file Residential building (late Gothic) G Obergässli 2 585372  /  221186


1454 BW Upload file House (1596) G Obergässli 4 585375  /  221186


1455 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergässli 6 585383  /  221190


1457 BW Upload file House with shop / workshop (16th / 17th century) G Obergässli 8 585384  /  221190


1458 BW Upload file House (mid-18th century) G Obergässli 12 585402  /  221200


1459 BW Upload file Guild House for Peacocks (1724) G Obergässli 10 / Ring 7 585394  /  221196


1460 BW Upload file Former Sässhaus of the Scholl family (late medieval) G Ring 5 585405  /  221195


1461 BW Upload file House (around 1750) G Ring 3 585408  /  221190


1462 BW Upload file House (around 1627) G Ring 1 585409  /  221184


1463 BW Upload file House (18th century) G Kirchgässli 9 585412  /  221183


1464 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Untergässli 9 585402  /  221173


1465 BW Upload file House (1646) G Untergässli 7 585396  /  221172


1466 BW Upload file House (around 1750) G Untergässli 5 585391  /  221168


1467 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Untergässli 3 585383  /  221166


1469 Venner fountain Upload file Venner Fountain (1546) K ring 585426  /  221204


1472 BW Upload file Shop under the church platform (before 1534) G Untergasse 1 585423  /  221143


1475 BW Upload file House (around 1640) G Collègegasse 1 / Untergasse 2 585448  /  221122


1476 BW Upload file Former Centralbad (1907) G Kanalgasse 23 / Untergasse 4 585443  /  221128


1477 BW Upload file Former helper (late medieval) G Kanalgasse 27 / Untergasse 6 585450  /  221134


1478 BW Upload file House (before 1544) G Untergasse 8 585458  /  221139


1479 BW Upload file Former French rectory (around 1750) G Kanalgasse 31 / Untergasse 10 585470  /  221138


1480 BW Upload file House (1832) G Kanalgasse 33 / Untergasse 12 585474  /  221144


1481 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Kanalgasse 35 / Untergasse 14 585481  /  221150


1482 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Kanalgasse 37 / Untergasse 16 585485  /  221158


1492 BW Upload file House with restaurant (1736) G Jakob-Rosius-Strasse 18 585345  /  221228


1493 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergässli 3 / Römergässli 2 585367  /  221200


1494 BW Upload file Rosiusturm (early 15th century) G Römergässli 4 585355  /  221224


1495 BW Upload file House (around 1550) G Obergässli 5 / Römergässli 6 585372  /  221205


1496 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergässli 7 585378  /  221210


1497 BW Upload file House (1832) G Obergässli 9 585383  /  221212


1498 BW Upload file House (after 1750) G Obergässli 11 585389  /  221216


1458 BW Upload file House (1832) G Obergässli 13 585395  /  221220


1501 BW Upload file House (around 1750) G Ring 11 585401  /  221222


1502 BW Upload file House (18th century) G Ring 13 585408  /  221228


1503 BW Upload file Former Moll brewery (around 1855) G Brunngasse 1 585411  /  221247


1504 BW Upload file Residential building (year of construction indefinite) G Brunngasse 3 585387  /  221244


1505 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Brunngasse 7 585381  /  221234


1505 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergässli 15 585381  /  221234


1510 BW Upload file House (16th century) G Brunngasse 4 585394  /  221271


1510 Residential building Upload file House (16th century) G Obergasse 5 585407  /  221264


1510 two-part house Upload file two-part house (early 18th century) G Obergasse 7 585410  /  221267


1512 two houses with courtyard Upload file two houses with courtyard (18th century) G Obergasse 9 585414  /  221275


1512 BW Upload file House with courtyard (18th century) G Brunngasse 10 585415  /  221274


1513 two apartment buildings Upload file two houses (year of construction indefinite) G Obergasse 11 585418  /  221281


1519 two apartment buildings Upload file two houses (18th century) G Obergasse 13 585420  /  221286


1520 Residential building Upload file House (1859) G Obergasse 15 585423  /  221292


1521 Residential building Upload file House (1620) G Obergasse 17 585428  /  221298


1522 Residential building Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergasse 19 585430  /  221302


1523 Residential building Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergasse 21 585432  /  221307


1524 Residential building Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergasse 23 585434  /  221312


1525 Residential building Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergasse 25 585438  /  221316


1526 ff. BW Upload file two houses with shops (1844) G Obergasse 27-29 585441  /  221323


1528 Residential building Upload file House (1876) G Obergasse 31-33 585436  /  221341


1542 BW Upload file Upper Thellthaus (1666) G Obergasse 20 585456  /  221291


1543 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergasse 22 585460  /  221304


1544 BW Upload file Princely House (1544) G Obergasse 24 585465  /  221318


1546 BW Upload file Former Jura Inn (1874) G Untergasse 47 585485  /  221309


1549 BW Upload file House (2nd half of the 18th century) G Gerbergasse 41 585503  /  221298


1550 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Gerbergasse 43 585506  /  221303


1551 BW Upload file House (16th century) G Gerbergasse 45 585504  /  221309


1552 BW Upload file House (18th century) G Gerbergasse 47 / Jurastrasse 2 585507  /  221317


1630 BW Upload file Parish Hall (1940s) G Ring 4 585455  /  221183


1631 BW Upload file Schoolhouse (1555) G Ring 6 585450  /  221189


1633 BW Upload file House (1764) G Ring 10 585446  /  221202


1635 BW Upload file House (1839–1845) G Untergasse 19 585467  /  221192


1637 BW Upload file Former conductor's house of the Bellelay monastery (around 1577) G Untergasse 21 585468  /  221214


1638 BW Upload file House (1832) G Ring 12 585446  /  221213


1639 BW Upload file House (16th century) G Ring 14 585439  /  221216


1640 BW Upload file House with economy (around 1600) G Ring 16 585432  /  221222


1641 BW Upload file House (around 1600) G Obergasse 2 / Ring 18 585435  /  221228


1642 BW Upload file House with shops (1852) G Obergasse 4 585438  /  221235


1643 BW Upload file House (around 1750) G Obergasse 6 585440  /  221241


1644 BW Upload file Haus zur Schal (around 1760) G Obergasse 8 585443  /  221246


1645 BW Upload file Double house (18th century) G Obergasse 10 585445  /  221252


1646 ff. BW Upload file two houses (1619) G Obergasse 14 585449  /  221271


1648 BW Upload file House (around 1600) G Obergasse 16 585451  /  221277


1650 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Obergasse 18 585452  /  221284


1652 BW Upload file Fountain (1854) K Untergasse 585475  /  221225


1654 BW Upload file House with restaurant (around 1840/1850) G Untergasse 25 585479  /  221237


1655 BW Upload file House with shop (1st half of the 19th century) G Untergasse 27 585480  /  221244


1656 BW Upload file House (2nd half of the 18th century) G Untergasse 29 585481  /  221251


1658 BW Upload file House (around 1850) G Untergasse 33 585478  /  221256


1659 BW Upload file House (around 1850) G Untergasse 35 585479  /  221263


1660 BW Upload file House (1860) G Untergasse 37 585480  /  221269


1661 BW Upload file To the Eichbaum (late medieval) G Untergasse 39 585481  /  221275


1661 BW Upload file House with shop (around 1890) G Untergasse 41 585482  /  221276


1663 BW Upload file House (18th century) G Untergasse 43 585482  /  221282


1664 BW Upload file Residential building with shop (year of construction undefined) G Kanalgasse 39 / Untergasse 18 585489  /  221162


1666 BW Upload file House (16th century) G Untergasse 20 585478  /  221170


1667 BW Upload file House (2nd half of the 16th century) G Untergasse 22 585483  /  221175


1668 BW Upload file Residential building with shop (year of construction undefined) G Untergasse 24 585484  /  221182


1670 BW Upload file House (around 1578) G Untergasse 28 585487  /  221186


1676 BW Upload file House (18th century) G Gerbergasse 13 / Untergasse 30 585496  /  221192


1677 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Untergasse 32 585488  /  221195


1678 BW Upload file Residential building (late medieval) G Gerbergasse 15 / Untergasse 34 585490  /  221202


1679 BW Upload file House (around 1800) G Gerbergasse 17 / Untergasse 36 585497  /  221213


1680 BW Upload file House (2nd half of the 18th century) G Gerbergasse 19 / Untergasse 38 585507  /  221225


1681 BW Upload file House (18th century) G Gerbergasse 21 / Untergasse 40 585500  /  221236


1682 BW Upload file House (late 18th century) G Gerbergasse 23 / Untergasse 42 585500  /  221244


1683 BW Upload file Residential building (late Gothic) G Gerbergasse 25 / Untergasse 44 585500  /  221252


1684 BW Upload file House (17th century) G Gerbergasse 27 / Untergasse 46 585503  /  221260


1685 BW Upload file House (1st half of the 18th century) G Gerbergasse 29 / Untergasse 48 585509  /  221268


1686 BW Upload file House (1648) G Gerbergasse 31 / Untergasse 50 585508  /  221273


1687 BW Upload file House (18th century) G Gerbergasse 33 585510  /  221279


1689 BW Upload file two houses (1830/40) G Gerbergasse 35-37 585509  /  221287


1690 BW Upload file House (18th century) G Gerbergasse 39 585505  /  221292


1709 BW Upload file Sporting residential and commercial building (1954/55) G General-Dufour-Strasse 25 / Neumarktstrasse 14 585544  /  221060


1714 BW Upload file House (early 16th century) G Collègegasse 21 585501  /  221051


1717 ff. BW Upload file Residential houses (1897) G General-Dufour-Strasse 21-23 585516  /  221031


1868 BW Upload file Former schoolhouse (late 18th century) G Kanalgasse 29 585458  /  221138


6935 BW Upload file House (16th / 17th century) G Schmiedengasse 16 585416  /  221114


8015 BW Upload file Residential building with fire department garage (year of construction undefined) G Brunngasse 9 585369  /  221234


8015 BW Upload file Residential building (year of construction indefinite) G Brunngasse 11 585365  /  221234


8965 BW Upload file House (1st half of the 19th century) G Untergasse 23 585467  /  221231

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Federal Chancellery : Federal Act on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, Disaster and Emergencies (KGSG). SR 520.3. In: Systematic Legal Collection SR . Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation , June 20, 2014, accessed on August 20, 2017 (as of January 1, 2016).
  2. ^ Federal Chancellery : Ordinance on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflicts, Disasters and Emergencies (KGSV). SR 520.31. In: Systematic Legal Collection SR . Swiss Federal Council , October 29, 2014, accessed on August 20, 2017 (as of January 1, 2016).
  3. Ring 2. (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, January 16, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
  4. Obergasse 1. (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, January 16, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
  5. Ring 8. (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, February 18, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
  6. Burggasse NN (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, January 15, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
  7. Obergasse 12. (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, February 19, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
  8. Burggasse 27. (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, March 25, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
  9. Obergasse NN (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, January 16, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
  10. Adam-Friedrich-Molz-Gasse 2. (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, March 25, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
  11. Burggasse 19. (PDF) Building inventory of the Canton of Bern, February 18, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .