Loebegge
The Loebegge [ˈløːb.ˌɛkə] is a popular and well-known meeting point on the corner of Spitalgasse and Bubenbergplatz in Bern .
Loeb is one of the largest department stores in the city of Bern, "Egge" is the Swiss German word for corner. The Loebegge is located on the corner of the Loeb department store .
The Loebegge was redesigned in autumn 2006 so that the previously publicly accessible corner is now part of the department store. The meeting point in front of the building is still in use. The Loebegge telephone existed until 2007. On this one could call and report a delay. If the wrong person picked up the phone, he called the actual recipient to give him the message.
The Heiliggeistkirche and the Bernmobil stops are nearby .
On the first pillar of the arcade to Spitalgasse there are three metal plates under a sign with the inscription "Loeb-Egge", the top of which is inscribed as follows:
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The second board was put up on the occasion of the exhibition Bern greets Bern in autumn 1981 and shows the distances from Bern in Switzerland to different places called Bern in the USA :
| city | Country | Length w. Greenw. | North. width | Distance in km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern (Loebecke) | Switzerland | 7 ° 26 '26 " | 46 ° 56 '51 " | - |
| Berne | new York | 74 ° 08 '20 " | 42 ° 37 '40 " | 6173 |
| Bernville | Pennsylvania | 76 ° 06 '40 " | 40 ° 26 '00 " | 6449 |
| Carlisle / Berne | Ohio | 81 ° 21 '40 " | 39 ° 44 '40 " | 6849 |
| Berne | Indiana | 84 ° 56 '50 " | 40 ° 39 '30 " | 7020 |
| Berne | Minnesota | 92 ° 54 '00 " | 44 ° 09 '00 " | 7259 |
| Bern | Idaho | 111 ° 23 '00 " | 42 ° 21 '00 " | 8427 |
| Bern | Kansas | 95 ° 57 '30 " | 39 ° 58 '10 " | 7762 |
| New Bern | Illinois | 90 ° 20 '40 " | 39 ° 00 '10 " | 7488 |
| New Bern | Alabama | 87 ° 32 '10 " | 32 ° 36 '00 " | 7789 |
| New Bern | Tennessee | 89 ° 16 '00 " | 36 ° 06 '40 " | 7637 |
| New Bern | Virginia | 80 ° 41 '40 " | 37 ° 04 '20 " | 6992 |
| New Bern | North Carolina | 77 ° 02 '50 " | 35 ° 06 '40 " | 6878 |
| East Bernstadt | Kentucky | 84 ° 11 '50 " | 37 ° 09 '20 " | 7223 |
The third panel is a "renaming panel" and gives the names of deserving Bernese personalities after whom the Loebegge was temporarily renamed, namely:
| from | to | Surname |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 1996 | September 22, 1996 | Liselotte Berger-Egge |
| June 23, 1997 | June 25, 1997 | Walter Rösli-Egge |
| April 20, 1998 | April 22, 1998 | I Salonisti -Egge |
| September 26, 2002 | October 20, 2002 | Mani Matter Harrow |
| April 1, 2005 | April 23, 2005 | Hans Zurbrügg -Egge |
Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '51.4 " N , 7 ° 26' 26.6" E ; CH1903: 600160 / one hundred and ninety-nine thousand six hundred thirteen